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nitrosoethylurea

nitrosoethylurea noun: a highly potent mutagen with molecular formula C₃H₇N₃O₂.

Noun

nitrosoethylurea (uncountable)

  1. A highly potent mutagen with molecular formula C₃H₇N₃O₂.

Origin of nitrosoethylurea

From nitroso + ethyl + urea.

Questions about nitrosoethylurea

What does nitrosoethylurea mean?
Nitrosoethylurea means a highly potent mutagen with molecular formula C₃H₇N₃O₂.
What part of speech is nitrosoethylurea?
Nitrosoethylurea is a noun.

Words near nitrosoethylurea in the dictionary

  1. nitrosochlorides
  2. nitrosocysteine
  3. nitrosodimethylamine
  4. nitrosodisulfonate
  5. nitrosodisulfonates
  6. nitrosoethylurea
  7. nitrosoglutathione
  8. nitrosoguanidine
  9. nitrosoindazole
  10. nitrosolic acid
  11. nitrosolic acids

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