amide
am·ide / ˈamīd; -id/ • n. Chem. an organic compound containing the group −C(O)NH2, related to ammonia by replacing a hydrogen atom by an acyl group. ∎ a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of a hydrogen atom by a metal, containing the anion NH2−.
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