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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-.

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Also especially before a vowel, amid-.

Origin of amido-

amide + -o-

Words nearby amido-

amidate, amide, amidin, amidine, amidinohydrazone, amido-, amidogen, amidohydrolase, amidol, amidships, amidst

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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 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

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Medical definitions for amido-

amido

[ ə-mē′dō′, ăm′ĭ-dō′ ]

Having a NH2 radical as well as a CO radical in a compound:amidohydrolase.

A chemical group having a NH2 radical as well as a CO radical.