UREOTELIC


Meaning of UREOTELIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: yu ̇ - ˌ r ē - ə - ' te-lik, ˌ yu ̇ r- ē - ō -

Function: adjective

Etymology: urea + -o- + tel- + -ic; from the fact that urea is the end product

Date: 1924

: excreting nitrogen mostly in the form of urea

– ureo · te · lism \ - ' te- ˌ li-z ə m, ˌ yu ̇ r- ē - ' ä-t ə - ˌ li-z ə m \ noun

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