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Word: Urea
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: modern Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron ‘urine’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
jʊˈriːə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a colourless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine.
Short Definition:colourless crystalline compound which is main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine
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