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formamidine

formamidine noun: the compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid.

Noun

formamidine (plural formamidines)

  1. The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
  2. Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound

Forms of formamidine

pluralformamidines

Origin of formamidine

From formic and amidine.

Questions about formamidine

What does formamidine mean?
Formamidine means the compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid.
What part of speech is formamidine?
Formamidine is a noun.
What is the plural of formamidine?
The plural of formamidine is formamidines.

Words near formamidine in the dictionary

  1. formalwear
  2. formamidase
  3. formamidases
  4. formamide
  5. formamides
  6. formamidine
  7. formamidines
  8. formamidinium
  9. formamido
  10. formamidopyrimidine
  11. formamidopyrimidines

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