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carbamoyl

Syllables: car·bam·o·yl/kɑːˈbam.əʊ̯ˌɪl/US/kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/

carbamoyl noun: the univalent radical organic group NH₂CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group.

Noun

carbamoyl (plural carbamoyls)

  1. The univalent radical organic group NH₂CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group.

Forms of carbamoyl

pluralcarbamoyls

Origin of carbamoyl

From carbam(ic acid) + -oyl.

Words formed from carbamoyl

Questions about carbamoyl

What does carbamoyl mean?
Carbamoyl means the univalent radical organic group NH₂CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group.
What part of speech is carbamoyl?
Carbamoyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce carbamoyl?
Carbamoyl is pronounced /kɑːˈbam.əʊ̯ˌɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of carbamoyl?
The plural of carbamoyl is carbamoyls.

Words near carbamoyl in the dictionary

  1. carbaminohaemoglobin
  2. carbaminohemoglobin
  3. carbamorph
  4. carbamothioate
  5. carbamothioates
  6. carbamoyl
  7. carbamoyl chloride
  8. carbamoyl phosphate
  9. carbamoylamino
  10. carbamoylaminos
  11. carbamoylase

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