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Noun: carbamide  'kaa(r)-bu,mId
  1. The chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
    "carbamide is widely used as a nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture";
    - urea

Derived forms: carbamides

Type of: organic compound

Encyclopedia: Carbamide