See Also: amide(encyclopedia)
amide(dictionary)
amide(medicine)
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angiotensin amide(medicine)
amide synthases(medicine)
amide oximes(medicine)
amide linkage(medicine)
cobyrinic hexa-amide(medicine)
lysergic acid amide(medicine)

amide (iou)



amide noun. M19.
[from AM(MONIA + -IDE.]
Chemistry. A derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by an acid radical (orig. by any radical) or a metal. In Organic Chemistry, any compound containing the group CONH2 (which may be further substituted); also acid amide. Cf. AMINE.
amidated ppl adjective (now rare or obsolete) converted into an amide M19.
a'midic adjective L19.
amidogen noun the radical NH2 M-L19.