ureide
[ yoo r-ee-ahyd, -id ]
/ ˈyʊər iˌaɪd, -ɪd /
noun Chemistry.
an acyl urea.
Origin of ureide
1855–60;
ure(a) +
-ide
Words nearby ureide
uredium,
uredo,
uredo stage,
uredosorus,
uredospore,
ureide,
urelcosis,
uremia,
uremic,
uremic frost,
uremigenic
British Dictionary definitions for ureide
ureide
/ (ˈjʊərɪˌaɪd) /
noun chem
any of a class of organic compounds derived from urea by replacing one or more of its hydrogen atoms by organic groups
any of a class of derivatives of urea and carboxylic acids, in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by acyl groups: includes the cyclic ureides, such as alloxan