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thiosinamine definition

thio·sin·am·ine (-sin am′ēn, -sin′ə mēn′)

noun

a colorless, crystalline chemical compound, CHNS, produced by the reaction of ammonia on mustard oil, used in medicine for resolving scar tissue and in industry as a reagent

Etymology: thio- + sinamine (< L sinapis, mustard + amine)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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