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nitrosourea

nitrosourea noun: the nitroso derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-N=O, or any of its derivatives, many of which are pharmaceuticals.

Noun

nitrosourea (plural nitrosoureas)

  1. The nitroso derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-N=O, or any of its derivatives, many of which are pharmaceuticals

Forms of nitrosourea

pluralnitrosoureas

Origin of nitrosourea

From nitroso + urea.

Words formed from nitrosourea

Questions about nitrosourea

What does nitrosourea mean?
Nitrosourea means the nitroso derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-N=O, or any of its derivatives, many of which are pharmaceuticals.
What part of speech is nitrosourea?
Nitrosourea is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosourea?
The plural of nitrosourea is nitrosoureas.

Words near nitrosourea in the dictionary

  1. nitrosoproteome
  2. nitrosoproteomes
  3. nitrosoproteomic
  4. nitrosothiol
  5. nitrosothiols
  6. nitrosourea
  7. nitrosoureas
  8. nitrosoxidative
  9. nitrostarch
  10. nitrostarches
  11. nitrostyrene

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