amide

ˈæmɪd

Definition

Definition of amide - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inorganic chemistry

TECH.

ionic derivative of ammonia with metal cation

TECH.

The amide formed a stable compound with the metal.

chemistry

TECH.

compound with -CONH2 group in organic chemistry

TECH.

The synthesis of the amide was successful.

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Origin of amide

French, amide (ammonia derivative)

Terms with amide included in their meaning

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acetylglucosamine

bacterial cell walls

amide derivative of glucose in bacterial cell walls

imide

organic chemistry

type of amide with nitrogen bonded to two carbonyls

acetamide

chemistry

amide of acetic acid with formula CH₃CONH₂

acrylamide

health risk

white crystalline amide harmful to the nervous system

dimethylacetamide

chemistry

amide used as a polar solvent in chemistry

erucamide

organic chemistry

amide of erucic acid used in plastics and lubricants

nicotinamide

chemistry

amide of nicotinic acid in biochemistry

polyamide

materials

natural or synthetic polymer with amide units

Examples of amide in a sentence

Amide ions reacted with the solution.
The chemist analyzed the amide in the lab.
Amide formation is crucial in this reaction.

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French:composé ionique, amide, ...
German:Amid, ...
Italian:ammide, ...
Spanish:amida, ...
Portuguese:amida, ...
Chinese:酰胺, 酰胺化合物, ...
Japanese:アミド, 有機アミド, ...
Arabic:أَمِيد, ...
Hebrew:אַמִּיד, אֲמִיד, ...
Russian:амид, химическое соединение, ...
Ukrainian:амід, ...
Hindi:एमाइड, अमाइड, ...
Bengali:অ্যামাইড, অ্যামাইড যৌগ, ...
Catalan:amida, ...
Czech:amid, ...
Danish:amid, ...
Dutch:amide, ...
Greek:αμίδη, ...
Hungarian:amid, ...
Khmer:អាមីត, អាមីដ, ...
Korean:아마이드, ...
Persian:آمید, ...
Polish:amid, ...
Portuguese (BR):composto amídico, amida, ...
Romanian:amidă, compus amida, ...
Swedish:amid, amidförening, ...
Thai:แอมไมด์, เอไมด์, ...
Turkish:amid, ...
Vietnamese:amide, nhóm amide, ...

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