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hydroxyurea

[ hahy-drok-see-yoo-ree-uh, -yoor-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxyurea1

First recorded in 1945–50; hydroxy- + urea

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