urea

Examples

• All

• For example, patients with heart failure and altered renal function frequently have altered creatinine and urea levels.

  Academic text (2012)

• And he also knew that there are two toxic substances in urine, urea and uric acid.

  Andrew Huberman

• Part of the the long term cycle of that is you have an increased level of urea in your bloodstream.

• If concentrations of urea get too high in your in your plasma, it becomes toxic.

• Such data show that urea can have important toxic effects in uraemia.

  Academic text (1991)

• The mechanisms underlying the changes in urea concentrations are unclear.

  Academic text (1993)

• Lab values continue to show progressive, severe renal failure, with rising blood urea nitrogen and rising creatinine.

  Critical Care (1997)

• The chemical fertilizer N was applied as urea and di-ammonium phosphate, P as di-ammonium phosphate, and K as potassium sulfate.

  Academic text (2015)

• In cartilaginous fishes (e.g., sharks, rays), the principal low-molecular-weight osmolyte is urea (up to several hundred mmol/l).

  Academic text (1991)

• The nitrogen in urea helps plants grow by providing them with essential nutrients.

Synonyms

C

carbamide

vsurea

• Specialized

1 8.1

A solid chemical made from ammonia and carbon dioxide found as the main solid in urine and used in fertiliser

is the same compound but uses a different scientific or alternative name

Compounds

P

phenolic urea

• Specialized

9.5

A strong, heat-resistant plastic made from special resins and urea

U

urea-formaldehyde resin

• Specialized

9.0

A hard clear plastic made from chemicals that people use to make finishes, glues, and covers

Surface Forms

Etymology