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单词 urea
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Definition of urea in English:

urea

noun jʊˈriːəˈjʊərɪəjʊˈriə
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A colourless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine.

    Chemical formula: CO(NH₂)₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The principle of the set-up is to remove accumulating waste products, mainly urea, from the body.
    • This result indicates also that urea is likely to destabilize the formation of hydrogen bonds.
    • Lactate and urea are also present in sweat, as both are secreted by the sweat glands.
    • This enzyme breaks down any urea in the stomach to ammonia and carbon dioxide
    • Within a week, his blood urea and creatinine, the two parameters that reflected the kidney functioning were found to be abnormal.
    • The waste products of protein metabolism are urea and to a lesser extent uric acid and creatinine.
    • In normal sweating, urea, lactic acid, and potassium ions are very concentrated.
    • One of the main functions of the kidneys is the removal from the body of waste products such as urea, uric acid, and creatinine.
    • Also, excess urea from the protein pulls extra water into the kidneys, so dissolved calcium is expelled.
    • The chief constituent of the nitrogenous wastes in urine is urea, a product of protein decomposition.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron 'urine'.

Rhymes

Achaea, aliyah, Almería, Apia, Bahía, Caesarea, Cassiopeia, Chaldea, Cytherea, Euboea, foreseer, freer, galleria, gynaecea, Iphigenia, Kampuchea, kea, keyer, Latakia, Leah, Lucia, Nicaea, Nicosia, onomatopoeia, Oriya, osteria, Pangaea, Pantelleria, pharmacopoeia, pizzeria, ria, rupiah, sangría, seer, sharia, Shia, skier, spiraea (US spirea), Tanzania, taqueria, Tarpeia, Thea, trachea, trattoria
 
 

Definition of urea in US English:

urea

nounyo͝oˈrēəjʊˈriə
Biochemistry
  • A colorless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine.

    Chemical formula: CO(NH₂)₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This result indicates also that urea is likely to destabilize the formation of hydrogen bonds.
    • One of the main functions of the kidneys is the removal from the body of waste products such as urea, uric acid, and creatinine.
    • The principle of the set-up is to remove accumulating waste products, mainly urea, from the body.
    • Lactate and urea are also present in sweat, as both are secreted by the sweat glands.
    • The chief constituent of the nitrogenous wastes in urine is urea, a product of protein decomposition.
    • Also, excess urea from the protein pulls extra water into the kidneys, so dissolved calcium is expelled.
    • This enzyme breaks down any urea in the stomach to ammonia and carbon dioxide
    • Within a week, his blood urea and creatinine, the two parameters that reflected the kidney functioning were found to be abnormal.
    • The waste products of protein metabolism are urea and to a lesser extent uric acid and creatinine.
    • In normal sweating, urea, lactic acid, and potassium ions are very concentrated.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron ‘urine’.

 
 
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