Meaning | Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2. |
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Narrower | acetamide, ethanamide | A colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds |
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acrylamide | A white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals |
peptide | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another |
proprionamide, propanamide | The amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) |
Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
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Spanish | amida |
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Catalan | amida |
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