Chem. [f. Gr. θε-ῖον sulphur (see THIO-) + -URET.] A light odorless crystalline powder, C8H7N3S2, used as a substitute for iodoform as an antiseptic.
1899. Syd. Soc. Lex., s.v., Sulphur separates out from thiuret in presence of alkalies, even at low temperatures. It owes its antiseptic properties to the separation of sulphur in a nascent state.
