Concept information
Preferred term
Carbamates
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Carbamate
Scope note
- Derivatives of carbamic acid, H2NC(=O)OH. Included under this heading are N-substituted and O-substituted carbamic acids. In general carbamate esters are referred to as urethanes, and polymers that include repeating units of carbamate are referred to as POLYURETHANES. Note however that polyurethanes are derived from the polymerization of ISOCYANATES and the singular term URETHANE refers to the ethyl ester of carbamic acid.
History note
- TYBAMATE was heading 1965-84 (Prov 1965-72)
In other languages
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Finnish
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karbamaatti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002219
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