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Amide

Amide Meaning & Definition
Amide Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amide?

[n] any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

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See Also | acetamide | ethanamide | organic compound | peptide | propanamide | proprionamide

Amide In Webster's Dictionary

\Am"ide\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical. {Acid amide}, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.

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