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nitrourea

nitrourea noun: the nitro derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-NO₂; it us used as an explosive and an oxidizing agent.

Noun

nitrourea (uncountable)

  1. The nitro derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-NO₂; it us used as an explosive and an oxidizing agent

Origin of nitrourea

From nitro- + urea.

Questions about nitrourea

What does nitrourea mean?
Nitrourea means the nitro derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-NO₂; it us used as an explosive and an oxidizing agent.
What part of speech is nitrourea?
Nitrourea is a noun.

Words near nitrourea in the dictionary

  1. nitrotyrosination
  2. nitrotyrosinations
  3. nitrotyrosine
  4. nitrotyrosines
  5. nitrotyrosylated
  6. nitrourea
  7. nitrous
  8. nitrous acid
  9. nitrous air
  10. nitrous oxide
  11. nitrovasodilator

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