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carbamidomethyl

carbamidomethyl noun: a univalent radical composed of a carbamide replacing a hydrogen atom of a methyl group e.g. NH₂-CO-NH-CH₂- (the simplest such group).

Noun

carbamidomethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A univalent radical composed of a carbamide replacing a hydrogen atom of a methyl group e.g. NH₂-CO-NH-CH₂- (the simplest such group)

Origin of carbamidomethyl

From carbamide + -o- + methyl.

Questions about carbamidomethyl

What does carbamidomethyl mean?
Carbamidomethyl means a univalent radical composed of a carbamide replacing a hydrogen atom of a methyl group e.g. NH₂-CO-NH-CH₂- (the simplest such group).
What part of speech is carbamidomethyl?
Carbamidomethyl is a noun.

Words near carbamidomethyl in the dictionary

  1. carbamic acid
  2. carbamide
  3. carbamides
  4. carbamidine
  5. carbamido
  6. carbamidomethyl
  7. carbamidomethylate
  8. carbamidomethylated
  9. carbamidomethylates
  10. carbamidomethylating
  11. carbamidomethylation

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