sulphamic acid

noun

the acid formally derived from sulphuric acid by replacing a hydroxyl (-OH) group by an amino (-NH₂) group - SO₂(OH)(NH₂)

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Meanings

nounsulphamic acid (uncountable)

alternative sulfamic acid

  1. UKuncountablechemistrythe acid formally derived from sulphuric acid by replacing a hydroxyl (-OH) group by an amino (-NH₂) group - SO₂(OH)(NH₂)
  2. UKuncountablechemistryany organic compound derived from sulphamic acid by replacing one or two hydrogen atoms of the amine group by an organic radical — for example cyclamic acid where a hydrogen atom is replaced by a cyclohexyl radical
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