ə, ˈyʊər noun
1.
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2 ) 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.
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| —n | |
| Also called: carbamide 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(NH2)2 | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron | |
| u'real | |
| —adj | |
| u'reic | |
| —adj | |
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Urea
is always a great word to know.
So is clotting. Does it mean:
| soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels |
| any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph |
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Medical Dictionary
urea u·re·a (y&oobreve;-rē'ə)
n.
A water-soluble compound 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.
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Science Dictionary
urea  (y -rē'ə) Pronunciation Key
The chief nitrogen-containing waste product excreted in the urine of mammals and some fish. It is the final nitrogenous product in the breakdown of proteins by the body, during which amino groups (NH2) are removed from amino acids and converted into ammonium ions (NH4), which are toxic at high concentrations. The liver then converts the ammonium ions into urea. Urea is also made artificially for use in fertilizers and medicine. Chemical formula: CON2H4. |
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Example sentences
Most of the ammonia produced in the body is used by the liver to produce urea.
Debridement can help, and there has been some research into a urea paste that is encouraging.
The water in the frog's cells freezes and is replaced with glucose and urea to keep cells from collapsing.
The urea tank is large enough to be filled only at typical oil change intervals.
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