Systems under fixed length: 1  Denier = Weight in grams of 9,000 metres. 2  Tex = Weight in grams of 1,000 metres. 3  Decitex = Weight in grams of 10,000 metres.
Medical Definition of THIOGLYCOLATE. : a salt or ester of thioglycolic acid.
An enzyme that metabolizes and inactivates thiopurines (such as the drugs azathioprine and mercaptopurine). People with a genetic deficiency in TPMT have severe bone marrow suppression when they take thiopurines to manage diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease.