phen·yl·thio·car·ba·mide
| \ ˌfe-nᵊl-ˌthī-ō-ˈkär-bə-ˌmīd
, ˌfē- \
, ˌfē- \
Definition of phenylthiocarbamide
: a crystalline compound C7H8N2S that is extremely bitter or tasteless depending on the presence or absence of a single dominant gene in the taster
— called also phenylthiourea, PTC
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phenylthiocarbamide
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phen·yl·thio·car·ba·mide
| \ ˌfen-ᵊl-ˌthī-ō-ˈkär-bə-ˌmīd
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\
Medical Definition of phenylthiocarbamide
: a crystalline compound C7H8N2S that is extremely bitter or tasteless depending on the presence or absence of a single dominant gene in the taster
— called also phenylthiourea, PTC
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The first known use of phenylthiocarbamide was in 1889
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