Urea

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A water-soluble compound, CO(NH2)2, that is the major nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism and is the chief nitrogenous component of the urine in mammals and other organisms. Also called carbamide.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
  • n. Any N-substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R1R2N)CO(NR3R4).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is also present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids, lymph, the liver, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. It is the most important nitrogenous waste product of the mammalian organism. It is an acid amide, its solutions presenting a neutral reaction. It can combine with acids to form crystalline, salt-like products, and is decomposed by sodium hypobromite and the hypochlorite with the liberation of carbon dioxid, nitrogen, and water. On heating the substance ammonia is given off and biuret formed.
  • n. Carbamide, CO.(NH2)2, a crystalline solid, soluble in water, and forming crystalline compounds with both acids and bases.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
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