thiocarbanilide

noun

thio·​carbanilide

"+

: a crystalline compound CS(NHC₆H₅)₂ made by reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide and used chiefly as an accelerator for the vulcanization of rubber and as an intermediate in organic synthesis

called also diphenylthiourea

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + carbanilide

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