ammonium carbamate
noun
Definition of ammonium carbamate
: a salt NH2COONH4 found in commercial ammonium carbonate and formed as an intermediate in the manufacture of urea by reaction of ammonia and carbon dioxide
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First Known Use of ammonium carbamate
1869
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