urea
urea · ureas
мочевина
Harnstoff
A water-soluble organic compound, CO₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and…A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
UK/jʊˈɹiːə/US/jʊˈɹiə/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
Harnstoff
мочеви́наmočevína
(countable)Any N-substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R₁R₂N)CO(NR₃R₄).
More definitions
- the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
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Origin
From New Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).From New Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable