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1. Urea
   A non-protein nitrogen usually fed with molasses.
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2. urea
   (Humans as organisms) a nitrogenous waste product resulting from the break down of proteins. It is excreted in urine
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3. urea
   [n] - the chief solid component of mammalian urine
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4. urea
   a soluble, weakly basic, nitrogenous compound used in the manufacture of resins and plastics.
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5. urea
   a soluble, weakly basic, nitrogenous compound used in the manufacture of resins and plastics.
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6. Urea
   a waste product of the metabolism of proteins that is formed by the liver and secreted by the kidneys
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7. Urea
   A waste product, derived from protein, that is excreted in the urine
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8. Urea
   The main end product of protein metabolism, which circulates in the blood and is eliminated from the body by the kidneys
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9. Urea
   A colourless crystalline substance which exists in blood and tissue fluids and which is produced by protein metabolism and excreted in urine.
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10. Urea
    Urea: A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that compromise the function of the kidney often lead to increased blood levels of urea, as measured by the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test. Urea is of major historical significance. It was th...
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11. urea
    chemically obtained fertilizer containing carbonyl diamide (carbamide) as its essential ingredient Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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12. urea
    The final nitrogenous excretion product of many organisms.
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13. urea
    <biochemistry> The final nitrogenous excretion product of many organisms. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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14. urea
    carbamide 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
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15. urea
    (u-re´ә) a substance found in urine, blood, and lymph, the chief nitrogenous constituent of urine, and the primary nitrogenous end-product of protein metabolism; it is formed in the liver from amino acids or ammonia compounds. The amount of urea in the urine increases both as tissues undergo disintegration and repair, a...
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16. Urea
    • (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.
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17. urea
    the diamide of carbonic acid. Its formula is H2NCONH2. Urea has important uses as a fertilizer and feed supplement, as well as a starting material ... [13 related articles]
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18. Urea
    CO(NH2)2 Molar mass: 60.05526
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19. Urea
    Urea is a by product of the water-toluene diisocyanate reaction during flexible polyurethane foam production. The urea forms short length polymer cross links between the long polyurethane chains, which adds firmness to the foam.
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20. urea
    urea (yooē'u) , organic compound that is the principal end product of nitrogen metabolism in most mammals. Urea was the first animal metabolite to be isolated in crystalline form; its crystallization was described in the early 18th cent., and in 1773 it was noted that urea gave off ammonia...
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21. Urea
    A waste product, which is made as the body breaks down protein. If you have a kidney problem, too much protein causes too much urea and can leave to:
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22. Urea
    Urea is a crystalline substance, soluble in water which occurs in the urine of mammals, birds and reptiles. It was produced artificially by Friedrich Wohler in 1828 by evaporating an aqueous solution of ammonium cyanate. This was the first synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic materials.
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23. urea
    Type: Term Pronunciation: yū-rē′ă Definitions: 1. The chief end product of nitrogen metabolism in mammals, formed in the liver by means of the Krebs-Henseleit cycle and excreted in normal adult human urine in the amount of about 32 g a day (about 85% of the nitrogen excreted fro...
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24. urea
    Waste product formed in the mammalian liver when nitrogen compounds are broken down. It is filtered from the blood by the kidneys, and stored in the bladder as urine prior to release. When purified, it is a white, crystalline solid. In industry it is used to make urea-formaldehyde plastics (or resins), pharmaceuticals, and fertilizers
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25. urea
    the main excretion product of protein breakdown in mammals; it also occurs in some plants. Uric acid is the excretory product of birds, reptiles and insects. Urine is the fluid, containing urea or uric acid, made by vertebrates.
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