amide (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *amide*:
NOUN	substance	amide	any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

English > *amide*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
Narrower	acetamide, ethanamide	A colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
	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
Spanish	amida
Catalan	amida

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