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urea
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
urea
(noun)
urea
/jʊ
ˈ
riːjə/
noun
urea
/jʊ
ˈ
riːjə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of UREA
[
noncount
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technical
:
a substance that contains nitrogen, is found in the urine of mammals and some fish, and is used in some kinds of fertilizer
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