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diphenylurea

diphenylurea noun: any diphenyl derivative of urea, but especially N,N'-diphenylurea which is used in organic synthesis with the name carbanilide.

Noun

diphenylurea (plural diphenylureas)

  1. Any diphenyl derivative of urea, but especially N,N'-diphenylurea which is used in organic synthesis with the name carbanilide.

Forms of diphenylurea

pluraldiphenylureas

Origin of diphenylurea

From diphenyl + urea.

Questions about diphenylurea

What does diphenylurea mean?
Diphenylurea means any diphenyl derivative of urea, but especially N,N'-diphenylurea which is used in organic synthesis with the name carbanilide.
What part of speech is diphenylurea?
Diphenylurea is a noun.
What is the plural of diphenylurea?
The plural of diphenylurea is diphenylureas.

Words near diphenylurea in the dictionary

  1. diphenylpyraline
  2. diphenyls
  3. diphenylsilanediol
  4. diphenyltetrazolium
  5. diphenylthiocarbazone
  6. diphenylurea
  7. diphenylureas
  8. diphone
  9. diphones
  10. diphonic
  11. diphosgene

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