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Definition of urea noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

urea

noun

/jʊˈriːə/

/jʊˈriːə/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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a clear substance containing nitrogen that is found especially in urine
Word Originearly 19th cent.: modern Latin, from French urée, from Greek ouron ‘urine’.

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