pseudourea

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noun

isourea

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

nounpseudourea (plural pseudoureas)

plural pseudoureas

  1. chemistryisourea

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  6. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  7. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  8. Frenchurée
  9. Englishurea
  10. Englishpseudourea

From pseudo- + urea.

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudourea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudourea

MLA

“pseudourea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudourea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudourea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudourea.

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