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Definitions for Urea

[1] Biochemistry . a compound, CO(NH2 )2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
[2] Chemistry . a water-soluble powder form of this compound, obtained by the reaction of liquid ammonia and liquid carbon dioxide: used as a fertilizer, animal feed, in the synthesis of plastics, resins, and barbiturates, and in medicine as a diuretic and in the diagnosis of kidney function.
[3] a white water-soluble crystalline compound with a saline taste and often an odour of ammonia, produced by protein metabolism and excreted in urine. A synthetic form is used as a fertilizer, animal feed, and in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: CO(NH 2 ) 2 Also called: carbamide

Words nearby Urea

urchin, urd, urdu, urdé, ure, urea, urea clearance, urea cycle, urea frost, urea nitrogen, urea-

Origin of Urea

1800–10; < New Latin < French urée; ultimately < Greek oûron urine or oureîn to urinate; see uro-1

Other words from Urea

u·re·al , u·re·ic , adjective

Word origin for Urea

C19: from New Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron urine