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carbamoyl

/kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
car-bam-o-yl
IPA
/kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical organic group NH₂CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group.

Etymology

Etymology tree English carbamic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English carbamoyl From carbam(ic acid) + -oyl.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/
  • British English: /kɑːˈbam.əʊ̯ˌɪl/

Inflected Forms

carbamoyls (plural)

Derived Forms

carbamazepine carbamoylase carbamoyltransferase carburazepam carbuterol carperidine dicarbamoyl

Phrases

carbamoyl chloride carbamoyl phosphate iocarmic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce carbamoyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈbæm.oʊ̯ˌɪl/.
What does carbamoyl mean?
The univalent radical organic group NH₂CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group.
Where does carbamoyl come from?
Etymology tree English carbamic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English carbamoyl From carbam(ic acid) + -oyl.

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