Definition of phenylthiocarbamide in English:
phenylthiocarbamide
nounˌfiːnʌɪlˌθʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkɑːbənʌɪdˌfɛnɪlˌθʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkɑːbənʌɪd
mass nounChemistry A crystalline solid which has a bitter taste to people possessing a certain dominant gene and is tasteless to others.
Chemical formula: NH₂CSNHC₆H₅
Example sentencesExamples
- For decades, taste researchers have used a chemical called phenylthiocarbamide to assay a person's capability to sense a bitter taste.
- Part of taste in humans is genetically controlled and it is a well-known phenomena to find individuals who are unable to taste phenylthiocarbamide.
- Science separates people into two groups, ‘tasters ‘and ‘nontasters, ‘based on their ability to sense a chemical called phenylthiocarbamide.’
- The ability to taste, tested using a compound phenylthiocarbamide, is one of the best studied inherited traits in humans.
- Breakthroughs in taste research began in 1931 when Science published the finding that many individuals are unable to taste the compound, phenylthiocarbamide, a relatively bitter compound.