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thio·urea | \ ˌthī-ō-yu̇-ˈrē-ə 
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\Definition of thiourea
: a colorless crystalline bitter compound CS(NH2)2 analogous to and resembling urea that is used especially as a photographic and organic chemical reagent also : a substituted derivative of this compound
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thiourea
nounthio·urea | \ -yu̇-ˈrē-ə \
\Medical Definition of thiourea
: a colorless bitter crystalline compound CS(NH2)2 analogous to and resembling urea that is used especially as a reagent and in medicine as an antithyroid drug
— called also thiocarbamide
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The first known use of thiourea was in 1884
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