hydroxyurea

English

Etymology

hydroxy- +‎ urea

Noun

hydroxyurea (usually uncountable, plural hydroxyureas)

(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound

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