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ammonium carbamate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, extremely volatile powder, CH 6 N 2 O 2 , used as a fertilizer.

ammonium carbamate British  

noun

  1. a white soluble crystalline compound produced by reaction between dry ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as a nitrogen fertilizer. Formula: (NH 4 )CO 2 NH 2

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It unites directly with ammonia gas to form ammonium carbamate, NH2COONH4.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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