urea-formaldehyde

noun

Any of several of the condensation products of the reaction between urea and formaldehyde (and their derivatives) used as a thermosetting material.

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Meanings

nounurea-formaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural urea-formaldehydes)

plural urea-formaldehydes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several of the condensation products of the reaction between urea and formaldehyde (and their derivatives) used as a thermosetting material.
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