Amide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amide \Am"ide\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.)
     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     which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Acid amide}, a neutral compound formed by the substitution
        of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amide
       n : any organic compound containing the group -CONH2