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carbamoyl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • kär-băm′ō-ĭl′
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /kɑːˈbam.əʊ̯ˌɪl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɑːˈbæm.əʊ̯ˌɪl/ conservative
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/
  • Australian: /kɐːˈbæm.əʉ̯ˌɪl/
  • New-Zealand: /kɐːˈbɛm.ɐʉ̯ˌəl/
  • Scotland: /kaɹˈbam.oˌɪl/
  • India: /kaːrˈbam.oːˌɪl/
  • rhymes with -æməʊɪl

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English carbamic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English carbamoyl From carbam(ic acid) + -oyl.

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