urea

Synonyms:
  • carbamide
German: Harnstoff
Japanese: 尿素

Biochemistry. A compound, H2N-CO-NH2, formed in the liver via the urea cycle from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. Urea is secreted by the kidney. It is the principal end product of protein catabolism.

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