amido-
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the −NH2 group united with an acid radical is present: amidocyanogen.
(erroneously) amino-.
Origin of amido-
1- Also especially before a vowel, amid-.
Words Nearby amido-
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How to use amido- in a sentence
It came to be realized that the fundamental discovery of Griess was capable of being extended to all kinds of amido-compounds.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaIt is an amido-derivative of a sulpho-acid of beta-naphthol, so that naphthalene is the generating hydrocarbon of this substance.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaExperiments show that no flavor develops until the amido acids and ammonia are formed.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner FiskThe question arises whether these intermediate compounds must be found before other agents can form the amido acids and ammonia.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner FiskIt will be interesting, however, to mention some of the amido acids and groups commonly occurring in proteids.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for amido-
(in chemistry) indicating the presence of an amide group
Origin of amido-
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