carbamic acid

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carbamic acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carbamic \Car*bam"ic\ (k[aum]r*b[a^]m"[i^]k), a. [Carbon +
     amido.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to an acid so called.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Carbamic acid (Chem.), an amido acid, H2N.CO2.H, not
        existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of
        ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; -- called also
        amido formic acid.
        [1913 Webster]

carbamic acid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carbamic acid
      n 1: an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as
           ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)