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ˈæm aɪd, -ɪdamide

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. amidenoun

    any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

Wiktionary

  1. amidenoun

    Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides.

  2. amidenoun

    Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation.

Wikipedia

  1. Amide

    In organic chemistry, an amide, also known as an organic amide or a carboxamide, is a compound with the general formula RC(=O)NR′R″, where R, R', and R″ represent organic groups or hydrogen atoms. The amide group is called a peptide bond when it is part of the main chain of a protein, and an isopeptide bond when it occurs in a side chain, such as in the amino acids asparagine and glutamine. It can be viewed as a derivative of a carboxylic acid (RC(=O)OH) with the hydroxyl group (−OH) replaced by an amine group (−NR′R″); or, equivalently, an acyl (alkanoyl) group (R−C(=O)−) joined to an amine group. Common examples of amides are acetamide (H3C−CONH2), benzamide (C6H5−CONH2), and dimethylformamide (HCON(−CH3)2). Amides are qualified as primary, secondary, and tertiary according to whether the amine subgroup has the form −NH2, −NHR, or −NRR', where R and R' are groups other than hydrogen.The core −C(=O)N< of amides is called the amide group (specifically, carboxamide group). Amides are pervasive in nature and technology. Proteins and important plastics like Nylons, Aramid, Twaron, and Kevlar are polymers whose units are connected by amide groups (polyamides); these linkages are easily formed, confer structural rigidity, and resist hydrolysis. Amides include many other important biological compounds, as well as many drugs like paracetamol, penicillin and LSD. Low-molecular-weight amides, such as dimethylformamide, are common solvents.

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  1. amide

    An amide is a type of organic compound that contains a carbonyl group (C=O) linked to a nitrogen atom (N). The general structure is represented as R-CO-NR’R’’, where R, R’, and R’’ can be either hydrogen atoms or hydrocarbon groups. They can be derived from carboxylic acids by replacement of a hydroxyl group (-OH) with an amino group (-NH2, -NHR, or -NR2). Amides are commonly found in a wide range of applications include in plastics, pharmaceuticals, and in the structure of proteins.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Amidenoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [Ammonia + -ide.]

Wikidata

  1. Amide

    An amide is a compound with the functional group RnExNR'2. Most common are "organic amides", but many other important types of amides are known including phosphor amides and sulfonamides. The term amide refers both to classes of compounds and to the functional group within those compounds. Amide can also refer to the conjugate base of ammonia or of an organic amine. For discussion of these "anionic amides", see Metal amides#Alkali metal amides. The remainder of this article is about the carbonyl-nitrogen sense of amide.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Amide

    am′īd, 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of amide in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of amide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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