Oxamide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oxamide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A white crystalline solid, the double amide of oxalic acid, used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute for urea in fertilizers.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline solid, the double amide of oxalic acid, used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute for urea in fertilizers.
Word Forms
- oxamides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oxamid, oxalamide, oxamate, oxoamide, oxanilide, oxamidine.
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