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carbamate
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car·ba·mate  (kärb-mt, kär-bmt)
n.
A salt or an ester of carbamic acid, especially one used as an insecticide.
[carbam(ic acid) + -ate.]
carbamate [ˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of carbamic acid. The salts contain the monovalent ion NH2COO-, and the esters contain the group NH2COO-
carbamate  (kärb-mt, kär-bmt)
A salt or ester containing the radical NH2COO. Carbamates are often used as insecticides.
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Noun1.carbamate - a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
ammonium carbamate - a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)


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