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aminocarb

[ uh-mee-noh-kahrb, am-uh-noh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aminocarb1

amino- + carb(amate), components of the full chemical name

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aminobenzoic acidaminocitric acid

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