amide
Americannoun
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a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
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an organic compound obtained by replacing the −OH group in acids by the −NH 2 group.
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an organic compound formed from ammonia by replacing a hydrogen atom by an acyl group.
noun
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any organic compound containing the functional group -CONH 2
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(modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CONH 2
amide group or radical
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an inorganic compound having the general formula M(NH 2 ) x , where M is a metal atom
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of amide
First recorded in 1840–50; am(monia) + -ide ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing amide
Example Sentences
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The rotational properties were enabled by adding molecular components that contained an atom from the 'chalcogen' group of elements in the periodic table, specifically sulfur or selenium, to a simple organic molecule: an amide compound.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
Normally, they are broken down by an enzyme called fatty acid amide hydrolase, or FAAH.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Write the Lewis structures of all isomers with the formula C3H7ON that contain an amide linkage.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
One such factor is the hydrogen bonds that form between backbone amide groups that run up and down the β-sheets.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
It is highly probable that it may be in some form approximating to amide nitrogen.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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