amide
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views updated May 21 2018am·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−.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
amide
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views updated May 23 2018amide XIX. f.
AM(MONIA) +
-IDE.
So
amine XIX. Cf.
VITAMIN.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
amide
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views updated May 14 2018amide A compound derived from ammonia (NH
3) by the replacement of one or more of the hydrogens by organic acid groups. The resultant amide is designated primary, secondary, or tertiary according to the number of hydrogens replaced.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY