alkylurea

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noun

Any aliphatic derivative of urea

OriginEnglish urea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) →
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Meanings

nounalkylurea (plural alkylureas)

plural alkylureas

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic derivative of urea

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  12. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  13. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  14. Frenchurée
  15. Englishurea
  16. Englishalkylurea

From alkyl + urea.

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APA

alkylurea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylurea

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“alkylurea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylurea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylurea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylurea.

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