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N-carbamoylglutamic acid (medicine) and lighter(1) (iou)


N-carbamoylglutamic acid (medicine)


N-carbamoylglutamic acid


HOOC(CH2)2CH(NHCONH2)COOH;an intermediate in the carbamoylation of ornithine to citrulline in the urea cycle; used in the treatment of individuals having a deficiency of the enzyme that synthesises N-acetylglutamate.


lighter(1) (iou)



lighter noun1 & verb. LME.
[from LIGHT verb1 + -ER1, or from Dutch lichter.]
A. noun. A boat, usu. a flat-bottomed barge, used for transferring or transporting goods from a ship to a wharf or another ship. LME.
Comb.: lighterman a worker on a lighter.
b. verb trans. Transfer or transport (goods) in a lighter. E19.
lighterage noun (the charge made for) the transferral or transport of goods by a lighter L15.