amido-

Save This Word!

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-.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also especially before a vowel, amid-.

Origin of amido-

amide + -o-

Words nearby amido-

amidate, amide, amidin, amidine, amidinohydrazone, amido-, amidogen, amidol, amidships, amidst, Midsummer Night's Dream, A

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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 Meldola
It is an amido-derivative of a sulpho-acid of beta-naphthol, so that naphthalene is the generating hydrocarbon of this substance.
Coal|Raphael Meldola
Experiments show that no flavor develops until the amido acids and ammonia are formed.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
The 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 Fisk

It 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-

amido-

combining form

(in chemistry) indicating the presence of an amide group

Word Origin for amido-

from amide

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012