Definition of Urea

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Carbamide
Generic synonyms: Organic Compound

Definition of Urea

1. a. 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.

2. a. 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.

Definition of Urea

1. a chemical compound [n -S] : UREAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Urea

1. The final nitrogenous excretion product of many organisms. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Urea

urceolus
urchin
urchin
urchins
urchon
Urd
Urd
urde
urdee
urds
Urdu
urdy
ure
ure
urea (current term)
urea (current term)
urea-formaldehyde resin
ureagenesis
ureal
ureal
ureameter
ureaplasma
ureaplasma infections
ureaplasma urealyticum
ureapoiesis
ureas
urease
urease
ureases
urease test

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