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Meaning of "thiouracil" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THIOURACIL

From thio- + uracil (uro-1 + ac(etic) + -il-ile).
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PRONUNCIATION OF THIOURACIL

thiouracil  [ˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərəsɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIOURACIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thiouracil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THIOURACIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thiouracil

Thiouracil refers both to a specific molecule consisting of a sulfated uracil, and a family of molecules based upon that structure. The substance is a historically relevant antithyroid preparation. Astwood E.B. used it in 1943 as therapy of Graves' disease for the first time. It remains in use. Thiouracil inhibits thyroid activity by blocking the enzyme thyroid peroxidase.

Definition of thiouracil in the English dictionary

The definition of thiouracil in the dictionary is a white crystalline water-insoluble substance with an intensely bitter taste, used in medicine to treat hyperthyroidism; 2-thio-4-oxypyrimidine. Formula: C4H4N2OS.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIOURACIL


axil
ˈæksɪl
bromouracil
ˌbrəʊməʊˈjʊərəsɪl
cill
sɪl
cresyl
ˈkresɪl
decile
ˈdɛsɪl
difficile
dɪˈfɪsɪl
domicil
ˈdɒmɪsɪl
esile
ˈeɪsɪl
fluorouracil
ˌflʊərəʊˈjʊərəsɪl
glycosyl
ˈɡlaɪkəˌsɪl
glycyl
ˈɡlaɪsɪl
hexyl
ˈhɛksɪl
hydroxyl
haɪˈdrɒksɪl
Igdrasil
ˈɪɡdrəsɪl
nitrosyl
ˈnaɪtrəsɪl
propylthiouracil
ˌprəʊpɪlˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərəsɪl
sill
sɪl
uracil
ˈjʊərəsɪl
windowsill
ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl
Yggdrasil
ˈɪɡdrəsɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIOURACIL

thiolic
thionate
thionic
thionin
thionine
thionyl
thiopental
thiopental sodium
thiopentone
thiophen
thiophene
thiophil
thioridazine
thiosinamine
thiosulfate
thiosulphate
thiosulphuric
thiosulphuric acid
thiotepa
thiourea

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIOURACIL

alguacil
Arts Council
borough council
British Council
Cecil
council
county council
district council
Executive Council
lead pencil
local council
Medical Research Council
National Economic Development Council
pencil
rural district council
Security Council
stencil
student council
the council
town council

Synonyms and antonyms of thiouracil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thiouracil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIOURACIL

Find out the translation of thiouracil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thiouracil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thiouracil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硫氧嘧啶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiouracilo
570 millions of speakers

English

thiouracil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thiouracil
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثيويوراسيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тиоурацил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiouracil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thiouracil
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thiouracil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thiouracil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thiouracil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チオウラシル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

티오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thiouracil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

§ Thiouracil
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thiouracil
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थियॉलास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thiouracil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiouracile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tiouracyl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тиоурацил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tiouracil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θειουρακίλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiorasiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tiouracil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thiouracil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thiouracil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIOURACIL»

The term «thiouracil» is normally little used and occupies the 121.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIOURACIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thiouracil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thiouracil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thiouracil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIOURACIL»

Discover the use of thiouracil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thiouracil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hormonal Relationships and Applications in the Production of ...
Pigs on thiouracil treatment showed a higher percentage of lean cuts and less back fat when the temperature was lower, but at higher temperatures there was no beneficial effect on the carcasses. Sheep Thyroprotein Thyroprotein has been  ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Animal Nutrition, 1959
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Some Thyrotropic Agents
79 weeks for males and 81 weeks for females given thiouracil only and 80 weeks for males and 69 weeks for females given saline. Thiouracil given in conjunction with NDEAinhibited the development of cholangiocarcinomas induced by ...
‎2001
3
Multiple Comparisons and Multiple Tests Using SAS
Box (1950) analyzes data on rat growth with three treatment groups (control, Thyroxin, and Thiouracil). The questions of interest are whether Thyroxin weights or Thiouracil weights differ from control. Initial body weights, W0, and four weekly  ...
Peter H. Westfall, Randall D. Tobias, Russell D. Wolfinger, 2011
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Modern Tendencies in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry: Today ...
I. The reaction of formation of S-sodium compound of 2-thiouracil from 2- thiouracil. II. The reaction of nucleophilic substitution of bromine in methyl(benzyl) bromide by anion generated from 2-thiourucil. III. The reaction of formation of O- sodiumt ...
Abdulakh K. Mikitaev, Gennadiĭ Efremovich Zaikov, 2008
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Enzymes and Coenzymes—Advances in Research and Application: ...
Ghent University: Feed or Food Responsible for the Presence of LowLevel Thiouracil in Urine of Livestock and Humans? “In recent years, questions have been raised on the possible semiendogenous status of the alleged xenobiotic ...
‎2012
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The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, The Pyrimidines
Reference 2-thiouracil/3-buty1~5-cyan0- 234° 274 6-methy12-thiouracil/3-buty1- 192° 274 5-ethoxycarbonyl~ 2-thiouracil/5-carb0xy-3-hexy1- 154° 274 2- thiouracil/5-carboxy-3-phenyl- 248° 274 2-thiouracil/5-cyano-3,6—dimethyl- 280° 274 ...
Desmond J. Brown, 2009
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Resampling-Based Multiple Testing: Examples and Methods for ...
There is some indication that there is non-linear growth for the Thiouracil treated rats. We would like to know if each treated group differs from the control, so the treatment contrasts of interest are the Dunnett (1955) style contrasts, 1, — 1,0 and  ...
Peter H. Westfall, 1993
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First Symposium on Chemical-biological Correlation, May ...
Question 3 was chosen to include the 0earlier investigations where the results were not expressed relative to thiouracil. From Astwood0s early and later papers wherein thiouracil was tested by both methods, the estimate was made that the ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, 1951
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Metabolic Inhibitors V1: A Comprehensive Treatise
placement of about 20% of the uracil in TMV RNA with thiouracil was found to result in a 50% reduction in virus yield (134). Incorporation into the virus RNA by replacement of uracil was confirmed (135, 137) ; others also noted inhibition of the ...
R Hochster, 2012
10
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
neglected there is some indication that iodate affords partial protection against the goitrogenic effect of thiouracil and this will be followed up next season. I arrived at these dose rates by consideration of the possible amount of goitrogen in a ...

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIOURACIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thiouracil is used in the context of the following news items.
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13 animals test positive for potential use of growth promoters in 2014
The figures released by the Department of Agriculture show that 13 bovine and farm game samples tested positive for the substance, Thiouracil, which may ... «Agriland, Jul 15»
2
RiboTag is a flexible tool for measuring the translational state of …
Techniques such as RiboTag (7,8), BacTRAP (translating ribosome affinity purification) (9-11), thiouracil tagging (12,13), and INTACT (isolation of nuclei tagged ... «BioTechniques.com, Jun 15»
3
ننشر أسباب الإصابة بـ «تسمم الغدة الدرقية».. و4 أدوية للعلاج
وأكدت رابطة العلاج الدوائي "إيجي سبيس"، أن العلاج الملائم بمرضى الغدة الدرقية هو مضادات الغدة الدرقية منها "الثايويوراسيل THIOURACIL، هو العلاج الأمثل وليس ... «بوابة فيتو, Jan 15»
4
Hạn chế tác dụng phụ khi dùng thuốc cho trẻ
Giai đoạn thai nhi: các thuốc iod phóng xạ, thiouracil dùng cho mẹ có thể gây bướu giáp ở trẻ lúc sinh. Các thuốc trị ung thư gây dị tật bẩm sinh, ức chế tăng ... «Alobacsi.vn, Dec 14»
5
Những lưu ý khi dùng thuốc cho trẻ nhằm tránh tác dụng phụ và …
Giai đoạn thai nhi: các thuốc iod phóng xạ, thiouracil dùng cho mẹ có thể gây bướu giáp ở trẻ lúc sinh. Các thuốc trị ung thư gây dị tật bẩm sinh, ức chế tăng ... «XãLuận.com tin tức việt nam 24h cập nhật, Dec 14»
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File sent to DPP after angel dust found in farm cattle
The substance Thiouracil, which may indicate the use of banned growth hormones, was also found in 12 cattle and sheep, while another five showed signs of ... «Irish Independent, Aug 12»
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激素时代的食品政治
硫脲嘧啶(Thiouracil) 苯丙酸诺龙与春波龙(去甲雄三烯醇醋酯TBA)、碘化酪蛋白(Thyroprotein) 、盐酸克伦特罗(“瘦肉精”)。 鸡等家禽. 养鸡业中使用最广泛的添加剂 ... «新浪网, Aug 10»
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The Thyroid Hurthle (Oncocytic) Cell and Its Associated Pathologic …
... of Hurthle cells in myxedema, exhaustion atrophy, Hashimoto's disease and reaction in irradiation, thiouracil therapy and subtotal resection. J Clin Endocrinol. «RedOrbit, Aug 08»
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Idiopathic Sialadenosis-Salivary Gland Clinic Columbia University …
... antihypertensive agents, Thiocyanate and thiouracil), endocrine disorders (Diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, myxedema, ... «PR Web, Jan 05»

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« EDUCALINGO. Thiouracil [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thiouracil>. May 2024 ».
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