carbamate
noun
car·ba·mate
ˈkär-bə-ˌmāt 
kär-ˈba-ˌmāt
: a salt or ester of carbamic acid
especially
: one that is a synthetic organic insecticide
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The new analysis focuses on two groups of chemicals — organophosphates and some carbamates — that are commonly used in insecticides.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
The Russian proposal covers the same compounds and adds a third group of Novichoks and two families of carbamates.
—Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 23 Oct. 2019
Aldicarb is a carbamate, which works by preventing a certain enzyme from breaking down the chemical substances that transmit nerve impulses.
—Alexander Braczkowski, National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018
Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
The Russian proposal covers the same compounds and adds a third group of Novichoks and two families of carbamates.
—Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 23 Oct. 2019
Aldicarb is a carbamate, which works by preventing a certain enzyme from breaking down the chemical substances that transmit nerve impulses.
—Alexander Braczkowski, National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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carbamate
noun
car·ba·mate
ˈkär-bə-ˌmāt, kär-ˈbam-ˌāt
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