different between semicarbazide vs thiosemicarbazide

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semi- +? carbazide

semicarbazide (plural semicarbazides)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class or organic nitrogen compounds derived from the parent compound NH₂-NH-CO-NH₂; they react with aldehydes and ketones to form semicarbazones.

thio- +? semicarbazide

thiosemicarbazide (plural thiosemicarbazides)

(chemistry) An analogue of a semicarbazide that contains a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen atom.

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