Amide Definition

ămīd, -ĭd
amides
noun
Any of a group of organic compounds containing the CONH2 radical (e.g., acetamide) or an acid radical in place of one hydrogen atom of an ammonia molecule (e.g., sulfanilamide)
Webster's New World
Any of the ammono bases in which one hydrogen atom of the ammonia molecule is replaced by a metal (e.g., sodium amide, NaNH2)
Webster's New World
An organic compound, such as acetamide, containing the CONH2 group.
American Heritage Medicine
The anion of ammonia, NH2 or a compound containing this anion, such as sodium amide, NaNH2 .
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Amide

Noun

Singular:
amide
Plural:
amides

Origin of Amide

  • am(monia) –ide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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