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thiram definition

☆ thi·ram (t̸hī′ram′)

noun

a yellow or white powder, CHNS, used as a rubber accelerator and vulcanizer, fungicide, seed disinfectant, etc.

Etymology: < ? thiuram < thiourea + am(yl)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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