phenylthiocarbamide

[ fĕn′əl-thī′ō-kär′bə-mīd′, -kär-băm′īd, fē′nəl- ]

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A crystalline compound that tastes somewhat or intensely bitter to people with a specific dominant gene and is used to test for the presence of the gene. Also called phenylthiourea. Chemical formula: C6H5NHCSNH2.

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Words nearby phenylthiocarbamide

phenylmethane, phenylmethylcarbinyl acetate, phenylpropanolamine, phenylpropyl acetate, phenylpyruvic oligophrenia, phenylthiocarbamide, phenylthiourea, phenyl valerate, phenytoin, pheochromocytoma, pheon