n.
A hypothetical acid, NH2COOH, that exists only in the form of its esters and salts.
[CARBAM(IDE) + -IC.]
carbamic acid
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car·bam·ic acid (kär-băm'ĭk) 
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n.
A hypothetical acid, NH2COOH, that exists only in the form of its esters and salts.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)
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