hydroxyurea

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.

French hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gène

French hydrogènebor.

English hydrogen

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)

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Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

French oxygènebor.

English oxygen

Proto-Indo-European *s(w)el-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

blend

English hydroxyl

English hydroxy-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der.

Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō)

Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der.

French uréeder.

New Latinder.

English urea

English hydroxyurea

From hydroxy- + urea.

Noun

hydroxyurea (usually uncountable, plural hydroxyureas)

1. (organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound