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Where does “carbamoyl” come from?

carbamoyl (English) comes from English carbamic, from English carbamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

carbamoyl (English): The univalent radical NH-CO- derived from urea by...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical NH-CO- derived from urea by...

Ancestry of “carbamoyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbamicOf or pertaining to carbamic acid or its...
2Englishcarbamideurea
3EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ide—
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “carbamoyl”

  • transcarbamoylase
  • carbamoyltransferase
  • dicarbamoyl
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