a white crystalline bitter-tasting compound with a slight garlic-like odour, occurring in mustard oil and used in organic synthesis; 1-allyl-2-thiourea. Formula: CH2:CHCH2NHCSNH2
Word origin
C19: from thio- + sin- (from Latin sināpis mustard) + amine
thiosinamine in American English
(ˌθaɪoʊsɪnˈæmin; ˌθaɪoʊˈsɪnəˌmin)
noun
a colorless, crystalline chemical compound, C4H8N2S, produced by the reaction of ammonia on mustard oil, used in medicine for resolving scar tissue and in industry as a reagent