urea

Etymology

New Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

noun

  1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
  2. (chemistry, countable) Any N-substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R₁R₂N)CO(NR₃R₄).

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