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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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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′ ]

n.

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.
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