SINCE 1828
semicarbazide
noun
semi·car·ba·zide
| \ ˌsem-i-ˈkär-bə-ˌzīd
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Medical Definition of semicarbazide
: a crystalline compound CH5N3O that is used chiefly as a reagent for aldehydes and ketones
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