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Urea vs Nitrogen - What's the difference?

urea | nitrogen |

As nouns the difference between urea and nitrogen

is that urea is (biochemistry|uncountable) a water-soluble organic compound, co(nh2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine while nitrogen is nitrogen (symbol: n).

urea

English

(wikipedia 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).

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * *

    See also

    * biuret

    nitrogen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nitrogen)
  • (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.
  • (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • (countable) A specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen
    • The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.

    Synonyms

    * azote (obsolete) * when used as a packaging gas or propellant

    Related terms

    (terms related to nitrogen) * nitrate * niter, nitre * nitric * nitride * nitrification * nitrify * nitrite * nitr-, nitro- * nitrous

    Derived terms

    * dinitrogen * nitragin * * * * nitrogenase * nitrogenate * nitrogen cycle * nitrogen dioxide * nitrogen fixation * nitrogen fixer * nitrogen fixing * nitrogenic * nitrogeniferous * nitrogenise, nitrogenize * nitrogen monoxide * nitrogen mustard * nitrogen narcosis * nitrogenous * nitrogen oxide * nitrogen tetroxide * nitrogen trichloride * nitrogen trifluoride * nitrogen triiodide * nitrophilous * nitrox

    See also

    * aqua fortis * aqua regia * laughing gas * saltpeter, saltpetre

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