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phenylurea

phenylurea noun: an N-phenyl derivative of urea that is the basis of a group of herbicides.

Noun

phenylurea (plural phenylureas)

  1. An N-phenyl derivative of urea that is the basis of a group of herbicides

Forms of phenylurea

pluralphenylureas

Questions about phenylurea

What does phenylurea mean?
Phenylurea means an N-phenyl derivative of urea that is the basis of a group of herbicides.
What part of speech is phenylurea?
Phenylurea is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylurea?
The plural of phenylurea is phenylureas.

Words near phenylurea in the dictionary

  1. phenyltoloxamine
  2. phenyltrichlorosilane
  3. phenyltrimethylammonium
  4. phenyltropane
  5. phenyltropanes
  6. phenylurea
  7. phenylureas
  8. phenylurethan
  9. phenyracillin
  10. phenyramidol
  11. phenytoin

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