any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
Word origin
carbo- + -yl + amine
carbylamine in American English
(ˌkɑːrbɪləˈmin, -ˈæmɪn)
noun
Chemistry(formerly)
isocyanide
Word origin
[1875–80; carb- + -yl + amine]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: massage, musical chairs, neoclassic, overdraft, weekendcarb- is a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which carbon is present.Other words that use the affix carb- include: carbamic, carbamidine, carbenicillin, carbide, thiocarbanilide; -yl is a suffix used in the names of radicals. Other words that use the affix -yl include: cacodyl, glycyl, tetryl, vinyl