Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 48 compound words that contain urea. The most common are listed below. Open urea in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- urea cycleA metabolic cycle of biochemical reactions, occurring in ureotelic organisms, in which highly toxic ammonia is converted to urea for excretion.
- urea-formaldehydeAny of several of the condensation products of the reaction between urea and formaldehyde (and their derivatives) used as a thermosetting material.
- imidazolidinyl ureaAn antimicrobial preservative used in cosmetics.
- methylol ureaAn organic compound with the chemical formula H₂NC(O)NHCH₂OH, the product of the condensation reaction of formaldehyde and urea.
- urea-formaldehydesplural of urea-formaldehyde: Any of several of the condensation products of the reaction between urea and formaldehyde (and their derivatives) used as a thermosetting material.
Compound words 48
- sulfonylureaAny of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
- glyburideAlternative form of glibenclamide: An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.
- thioureaAny of a class of compounds based on NH₂-CS-NH₂, formally derived from urea by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur, used in photography as a fixing agent, in inorganic synthesis, and in medicine as an antithyroid drug.
- nitrosoureaThe nitroso derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-N=O, or any of its derivatives, many of which are pharmaceuticals
- suraminSynonym of suramin sodium: A synthetic compound C₅₁H₃₄N₆Na₆O₂₃S₆ derived from urea, obtained as a white powder and administered intravenously to treat early stages of African sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, and filariasis.
- ureicOf, relating to, or derived from urea.
- dicyclohexylureaA urea that has a cyclohexyl group attached to each nitrogen, with molecular formula C₁₃H₂₄N₂O.
- oligoureaAny compound containing several urea moieties
- arylureaA chemical compound in which urea has one of its hydrogen atoms replaced by an aryl group.
- bisureaAny compound containing two urea moieties