carbamic acid


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car·bam·ic acid

 (kär-băm′ĭk)
n.
A hypothetical acid, NH2COOH, that exists only in the form of its esters and salts.
[carbam(ide) + -ic.]
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carbamic acid

(kɑːˈbæmɪk)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a hypothetical compound known only in the form of carbamate salts and esters. Formula: NH2COOH
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car•bam′ic ac′id

(kɑrˈbæm ɪk)
n.
a compound, NH3CO2, known only in the form of its salts or its esters.
[1860–65; carb- + am (ide) + -ic]
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Noun1.carbamic acid - an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)
acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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CarbamidsäureCarbaminsäure
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