carbamination
Syllables: car·ba·mi·na·tion/ˌkɑː.bə.məˈneɪ̯.ʃən/US/ˌkɑɹ.bə.məˈneɪ̯.ʃən/
carbamination noun: the chemical process by which a carbamoyl group (–CONH₂) is introduced into another molecule, especially through reaction of isocyanic acid or cyanate with amino groups.
Noun
carbamination (uncountable)
- The chemical process by which a carbamoyl group (–CONH₂) is introduced into another molecule, especially through reaction of isocyanic acid or cyanate with amino groups.
- Carbamination is of particular importance for the carbon dioxide transportatioin by blood.1945, Eugene Rabinowitch, Photosynthesis and Related Processes, Volume I: Chemistry of photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, and related processes in vitro and in vivo, Interscience Publishers...
- On return to the lungs, blood is exposed to low pCO₂ and by low of mass action the carbamination reaction is reversed and T to R conversion occurs, therefore binding of oxygen is again favored.2006, Dinesh Puri, Textbook of Medical Biochemistry, second edition, Elsevier, page 448
Origin of carbamination
From carbamine + -ation.
Words that rhyme with carbamination
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
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- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
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- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
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- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
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- declination
- degradation
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- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
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- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
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- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about carbamination
- What does carbamination mean?
- Carbamination means the chemical process by which a carbamoyl group (–CONH₂) is introduced into another molecule, especially through reaction of isocyanic acid or cyanate with amino groups.
- What part of speech is carbamination?
- Carbamination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carbamination?
- Carbamination is pronounced /ˌkɑː.bə.məˈneɪ̯.ʃən/ (UK).
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