carbamimidate

noun
UK /kɑːˌbæmɪˈmɪdeɪt/
US /kɑːrˌbæmɪˈmɪdeɪt/

A chemical compound made from a small group of atoms that includes carbon and nitrogen.

The chemist studied how carbamimidate forms in water.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A salt or ester containing the carbamimidate group.

Sodium carbamimidate was used in the reaction.

3. An anion formed when a carbamimidic acid loses a proton.

The carbamimidate anion is stable in basic solution.

4. A compound class studied in organic synthesis.

Researchers prepared several carbamimidate derivatives.