amidic

Variant of amide

amide definition

am·ide (am′īd′, -id)

noun

  1. any of a group of organic compounds containing the CO·NH radical (e.g., acetamide) or an acid radical in place of one hydrogen atom of an ammonia molecule (e.g., sulfanilamide)
  2. any of the ammono bases in which one hydrogen atom of the ammonia molecule is replaced by a metal (e.g., sodium amide, NaNH)

Etymology: am(monia) + -ide

Related Forms:

  • amidic amid′·ic (ə mid′ik) adjective

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