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tetramethylurea

tetramethylurea noun: the fully methylated derivative of urea ((CH₃)₂N)₂CO; it is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

tetramethylurea (uncountable)

  1. The fully methylated derivative of urea ((CH₃)₂N)₂CO; it is used in organic synthesis

Origin of tetramethylurea

From tetramethyl + urea.

Words formed from tetramethylurea

Questions about tetramethylurea

What does tetramethylurea mean?
Tetramethylurea means the fully methylated derivative of urea ((CH₃)₂N)₂CO; it is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is tetramethylurea?
Tetramethylurea is a noun.

Words near tetramethylurea in the dictionary

  1. tetramethylsilane
  2. tetramethylsilanes
  3. tetramethylthiuram
  4. tetramethylthiurams
  5. tetramethyltin
  6. tetramethylurea
  7. tetramethyluronium
  8. tetramethysilane
  9. tetrametre
  10. tetrametres
  11. tetrametric

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