thiram

[ thahy-ram ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thiram¹

1945–50; alteration of thiuram, equivalent to thi(o)ur(ea) + -am, as in carbamyl or carbamic