thiram

American

[thahy-ram] / ˈθaɪ ræm /

noun

Chemistry.

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.

Etymology

Origin of thiram

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

Example Sentences

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Once there, it broke down into other chemicals - one known as thiram - that is even more toxic than the original HMP-2000.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2019

Since thiram is still used in processing rubber, Dr. Shelley notes in this week's A.M.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a fungicide, and its active ingredient was thiram, a notorious cause of allergies.

From Time Magazine Archive

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