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urea definition

urea (yo̵o rē′ə, yo̵or′ē ə)

noun

a highly soluble, crystalline solid, CO(NH), found in the urine and other body fluids of mammals or produced synthetically: used in making plastics, fertilizer, adhesives, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Fr urée < Gr ouron, urine

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