UREOTELIC


Meaning of UREOTELIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yu̇-ˌrē-ə-ˈte-lik, ˌyu̇r-ē-ō- ]

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 -ˈte-ˌli-zəm, ˌyu̇r-ē-ˈä-tə-ˌli-zəm noun

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