ureia

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See also: uréia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

uréia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From French urée (“urea”), from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛj.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛj.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾe.ɐ/

Hyphenation: u‧rei‧a

Noun

ureia f (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) urea

References

^ “ureia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

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