carbamate

[ kahr-buh-meyt, kahr-bam-eyt ]

noun

1. a salt or ester of carbamic acid.

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

/ kär′bə-māt′,kär-băm′āt′ /

1. A salt or ester containing the radical NH 2 COO. Carbamates are often used as insecticides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbamate¹

First recorded in 1860–65; carbam(ic) + -ate ²