amidocarbonicacid
nounUK /ˌæmɪdoʊkɑːrˈbɒnɪk ˈæsɪd/
US /ˌæmɪdoʊkɑːrˈbɑːnɪk ˈæsɪd/
A chemical compound that has both an amide group and a carbonic acid part in its molecule.
The chemist studied amidocarbonicacid to understand how it reacts with water.
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2. A hypothetical or generalized name for compounds combining an amide functional group with a carbonic acid moiety.
Researchers proposed amidocarbonicacid as a model for studying enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis.
3. A term sometimes used loosely for carbamic acid or its substituted derivatives in older chemical literature.
Older texts occasionally refer to carbamic acid as a simple amidocarbonicacid.
4. A class of organic acids containing both nitrogen-bound carbonyl and hydroxyl groups.
The amidocarbonicacid family includes several unstable intermediates in metabolism.