carbamide

C3A1R1B3A1M3I1D2E1

noun

urea

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urea
OriginEnglish amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nouncarbamide (plural carbamides)

plural carbamides

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryurea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics

Similar
urea
Broader
organic compound
Also see
urea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcarb-
  2. Egyptianjmn
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. Englishcarbamide

From carb- + amide.

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Translations

Czech karbamid
  • karbamidurea (in organic chemistry)
Danish karbamid
  • karbamidurea (in organic chemistry)
Norwegian Bokmål karbamid
  • karbamidurea (in organic chemistry)
Polish karbamid
  • karbamidurea (in organic chemistry)
Russian карбами́д
  • карбами́д (karbamíd)urea (in organic chemistry)
Swedish karbamid
  • karbamidurea (in organic chemistry)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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