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hydroxyurea

[ hahy-drok-see-yoo-ree-uh, -yoo r-ee-uh ]
/ haɪˌdrɒk si yʊˈri ə, -ˈyʊər i ə /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic compound, CH4N2O2, used in cancer therapy.

Nearby words

  1. hydroxynaphthalene,
  2. hydroxyphenyluria,
  3. hydroxyproline,
  4. hydroxyprolinemia,
  5. hydroxytryptamine,
  6. hydroxyzine,
  7. hydrozincite,
  8. hydrozoan,
  9. hydruria,
  10. hydrus

Origin of hydroxyurea

First recorded in 1945–50; hydroxy- + urea
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