carbylamine

[ kahr-bil-uh-meen, -am-in ]

nounChemistry.

(formerly) isocyanide.

Origin of carbylamine

First recorded in 1875–80; carb- + -yl + amine

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British Dictionary definitions for carbylamine

carbylamine

/ (ˌkɑːbɪləˈmiːn, -ˈæmɪn) /

noun

another name for isocyanide

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