rhodanine
English
editEtymology
editFrom ammonium rhodanide + -anine. (Ammonium rhodanide reacts with chloroacetic acid to produce rhodanine.)
Noun
editrhodanine (countable and uncountable, plural rhodanines)
- (organic chemistry) The heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity