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phenylthiourea [¦fen·əl¦thī·ō·yu̇′rē·ə] (organic chemistry) C6H5NHCSNH2A crystalline compound that has either a bitter taste or is tasteless, depending on the heredity of the taster; used in human genetics studies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fox reported on "taste blindness," an inherited difference in subjects' ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide. For decades, taste researchers have used a chemical called phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) to assay a person's capability to sense a bitter taste. Until the late 1970s, taste researchers grouped people as "tasters" or "nontasters," depending on their ability to taste a chemical called phenylthiocarbamide. |
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