Amide
[æmaid]
Definition
(n.) A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.
Editor: Quentin
Definition
n. one of the compound ammonias derived from one or more molecules of common ammonia by exchanging one or more of the three hydrogen atoms for acid radicals of equivalent acidity.
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