Carbamoyl

/kɑrˈbæmoʊɪl/ noun

The chemical group -CO-NH2, also called the carbamyl group, commonly found in various organic compounds and pharmaceutical molecules.

From 'carbam-' (carbamide) combined with '-oyl' (a chemical suffix for acyl groups), named descriptively for its chemical structure.

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