As nouns the difference between urea and urate
is that urea is a water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine while urate is any salt of uric acid.
urea
Noun
(biochemistry, uncountable) A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
(chemistry, countable) Any N -substituted derivative of urea, with the general formula (R1R2N)CO(NR3R4).
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urate
English
Noun
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en noun)
(chemistry) Any salt of uric acid.
- The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.