methylolurea
nounDefinition of methylolurea
: either of two compounds formed as the first stage in making urea-formaldehyde resins:
a
: a crystalline compound H2NCONHCH2OH obtainable from one mole each of urea and formaldehyde and used especially for impregnating wood with which it forms hard resins
— called also monomethylolurea
b
: dimethylolurea
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