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im·ide (im′īd′, -id)

noun

an organic compound having the divalent radical NH combined with two acid radicals

Etymology: arbitrary alteration of amide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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