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THIOURACIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thiouracil mean?
• THIOURACIL (noun)
The noun THIOURACIL has 1 sense:
1. depresses the function of the thyroid gland
Familiarity information: THIOURACIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Depresses the function of the thyroid gland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("thiouracil" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
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