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Scavenger vs Dimethylurea - What's the difference?

scavenger | dimethylurea |

As nouns the difference between scavenger and dimethylurea

is that scavenger is (obsolete) a street sweeper while dimethylurea is (organic compound) any derivative of urea in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by methyl groups, but especially 1,3-dimethylurea that acts as a radical scavenger, and is used in the manufacture of caffeine and other compounds.

scavenger

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A street sweeper.
  • Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
  • An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
  • (chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

    • Derived terms

    * scavenger beetle * scavenger crab * scavenger's daughter * scav

    References

    --> English agent nouns English twice-borrowed terms

    dimethylurea

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any derivative of urea in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by methyl groups, but especially 1,3-dimethylurea that acts as a radical scavenger, and is used in the manufacture of caffeine and other compounds