carbamate
[
kahr
-b
uh
-meyt, kahr-
bam
-eyt]
/ˈkɑr bəˌmeɪt, kɑrˈbæm eɪt/
noun
1.
a salt or ester of
carbamic acid
.
Origin
1860-65;
carbam(ic)
+
-ate
2
British Dictionary definitions for
carbamate
carbamate
/
ˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt
/
noun
1.
a salt or ester of carbamic acid. The salts contain the monovalent ion NH
2
COO
–
, and the esters contain the group NH
2
COO–
carbamate
in Medicine
carbamate
car·ba·mate (kär'bə-māt', kär-bām'āt')
n.
A salt or ester of carbamic acid.
carbamate
in Science
carbamate
(kär'bə-māt', kär-bām'āt')
A salt or ester containing the radical NH
2
COO. Carbamates are often used as insecticides.