Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A compound identical with urea, having the formula CO(NH2)2.
  • noun A general name for the derivatives of urea.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The technical name for urea.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry, especially in combination urea

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[carb(o)– + amide.]

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Examples

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • In this model the ice grain was compressed by 40% and formed new C-N bonds, producing molecules such as carbamide (urea - CH4N2O), which is a natural molecule formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the de-amination of amino acids.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Look for hydrogen peroxide instead of carbamide peroxide ingredients.

    CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2004 2004

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