diamide

[ dahy-uh-mahyd, dahy-am-id ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌmaɪd, daɪˈæm ɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing two amide groups.

Words nearby diamide

diameter, diametral, diametric, diametrical, diametrically, diamide, diamine, diammonium phosphate, diamond, diamond anniversary, diamond bar

Origin of diamide

First recorded in 1865–70; di-¹ + amide

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