amide
/ˈæ.maɪd/US/ˈæ.maɪd/
amide noun: 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 or acid amides.
Noun
amide (plural amides)
- 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 or acid amides
- Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH⁻ or R₂N⁻)
amide meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Indonesian and Persian
amide in Tamil
- அமைடு, அமைட், நவச்சாரச் சேர்மான வகை
amide in Urdu
- امونیا کے مرکبات
amide in Indonesian
- organic chemistry: derivative of an oxoacid
- amida
amide in Persian
- organic chemistry: derivative of an oxoacid
- آمید âmid
Forms of amide
| plural | amides |
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Origin of amide
From ammonia + -ide.
Words formed from amide
- acetamide
- acetoamide
- acrylamide
- acylamide
- alaninamide
- alkalamide
- alkynamide
- ambenonium
- amidantel
- amidapsone
- amidation
- amide hydrazone
- amidic
- amidicity
- amidification
- amidogen
- amidol
- amidrazone
- aminoamide
- benzamide
- benzenesulfonamide
- bisamide
- butyramide
- carbamic
- carbamide
- carsalam
- cefaloram
- ceramide
- chloralamide
- chloramide
- chloramphenicol
- clobazam
- cocamide
- dansyl amide
- deamidase
- diamide
- diarylamide
- diazepam
- diethylamide
- fenretinide
- flecainide
- formamide
- glycinamide
- haloamide
- hexamethylphosphoramide
- hydramide
- hydroxyamide
- iodoxamic acid
- isopropylamide
- ketoamide
- lactam
- lactamide
- lipoamide
- lithium amide
- loviride
- lysergamide
- lysergic acid amide
- malamide
- midodrine
- monamide
Phrases with amide
Questions about amide
- What does amide mean?
- Amide means 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 or acid amides.
- What is amide in Tamil?
- Amide in Tamil is அமைடு, அமைட், நவச்சாரச் சேர்மான வகை. See Amide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amide?
- Amide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amide?
- Amide is pronounced /ˈæ.maɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of amide?
- The plural of amide is amides.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: amide (page history and authors); amide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amide (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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