Urea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jʊˈɹiːə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Urea is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, countable) Any N-substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R₁R₂N)CO(NR₃R₄).
Meaning
(organic chemistry, countable) Any N-substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R₁R₂N)CO(NR₃R₄).
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry, uncountable) A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
Example Sentences
Five of them — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — supply more than a third of the world’s urea, an important nitrogen fertilizer, and nearly a quarter of another one, ammonia. […] Over the past week, the price of urea sold in Egypt, a market that economists track closely, climbed more than 35 percent.
Word Forms
- ureas
Synonyms for urea
Depending on context, synonyms include carbamide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carbamide, formaldehyde, ammonia, prilled, ureid, ureide.
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