See Also: thiuram(dictionary)

thiuram (iou)



thiuram noun. M20.
[from THIO- + UR(EA + AM(IDE.]
Chemistry. The radical CSNR2. Chiefly in thiuram disulphide, any of a class of compounds of the formula R2NCSSSCSNR2 (where R is an alkyl group), used esp. to initiate polymerization reactions and accelerate vulcanization.