thiamazole

English

Chemical structure of thiamazole

Alternative forms

• methimazole

Etymology

From thia- +‎ (i)m(id)azole.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θʌɪˈam.ə.zəʊl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /θaɪˈæm.əˌzoʊl/

Noun

thiamazole (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An imidazole derivative that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone and is given orally in the treatment of hyperthyroidism; 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol, C₃H₂N₂(CH₃)(SH).

Related terms

• carbimazole (prodrug)

References

• “methimazole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “methimazole”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.