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carbamic acid

noun

  1. a hypothetical chemical compound, NH 3 CO 2 , known only in the form of its salts, as ammonium carbamate, or its esters, as urethan.


carbamic acid

/ kɑːˈbæmɪk /

noun

  1. a hypothetical compound known only in the form of carbamate salts and esters. Formula: NH 2 COOH


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbamic acid1

First recorded in 1860–65

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