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- noun Plural form of
carbamate .
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Examples
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Roach killers can contain organophosphates or carbamates, neurotoxins that can cause headaches, nausea, and tremors.
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A range of pesticide classes has been investigated in male infertility, including pyrethroids, organophosphates, phenoxyacetic acids, carbamates, organochlorines, and pesticide mixtures.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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Roach killers can contain organophosphates or carbamates, neurotoxins that can cause headaches, nausea, and tremors.
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There are several subgroups within the carbamates.
Types of pesticides 2008
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Larger chemicals such as esters, amines, hydrazines, and carbamates are generally biotransformed by hydrolysis.
Biotransformation 2008
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The five classes of insecticides are: chlorinated hydrocarbons, organophosphates, carbamates, botanicals and synthetic botanicals.
AP Environmental Science Chapter 16- Air, Water and Soils 2008
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In photosynthesis, the CO2 molecule is initially bonded to nitrogen atoms, making reactive compounds called carbamates.
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In an attempt to emulate this natural process, Goettmann and colleagues Arne Thomas and Markus Antonietti developed their own nitrogen-based catalyst that can produce carbamates.
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Insecticides fall into four classes: organophosphates, carbamates, organochlorines, and pyrethroids.
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The chemicals at issue are organophosphates and carbamates, long a matter of controversy over their environmental and health risks.
Where were all the ADHD, etc., boys when we were growing up? GreenFertility 2006
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