ureide

ureide [yoo r-ee-ahyd, -id] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. an acyl urea.

Origin of ureide 1855–60; ure(a) + -ide British Dictionary definitions for ureide ureide noun chem

1. any of a class of organic compounds derived from urea by replacing one or more of its hydrogen atoms by organic groups
2. any of a class of derivatives of urea and carboxylic acids, in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by acyl groups: includes the cyclic ureides, such as alloxan