# rhodanine

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity

## Etymology
From ammonium rhodanide + -anine. (Ammonium rhodanide reacts with chloroacetic acid to produce rhodanine.)

## Source
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