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.

Origin of hydroxyurea

First recorded in 1945–50; hydroxy- + urea

Words nearby hydroxyurea

hydroxynaphthalene, hydroxyphenyluria, hydroxyproline, hydroxyprolinemia, hydroxytryptamine, hydroxyurea, hydroxyzine, hydrozincite, hydrozoan, hydruria, hydrus