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ureide

ureide noun: any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH₂ or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea.

Noun

ureide (plural ureides)

  1. Any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH₂ or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea.
    • The phaseoloid clade is characterised by some members of all groups having stipels, and desmodioid root nodules which export ureides […]2000, Patrick S. Herendeen, Anne Bruneau, P. S. Pollard, Advances in Legume Systematics (part 9, page 13)

Forms of ureide

pluralureides

Words formed from ureide

Questions about ureide

What does ureide mean?
Ureide means any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH₂ or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea.
What part of speech is ureide?
Ureide is a noun.
What is the plural of ureide?
The plural of ureide is ureides.

Words near ureide in the dictionary

  1. uredostage
  2. uredostages
  3. urefibrate
  4. ureic
  5. ureid
  6. ureide
  7. ureides
  8. ureido-
  9. ureidopenicillin
  10. ureidopenicillins
  11. ureids

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