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amides

amides is the plural of amide.

Meaning of amide

Noun

amide (plural amides)

  1. 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
  2. Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH⁻ or R₂N⁻)

Phrases with amides

Questions about amides

What is amides the plural of?
Amides is the plural of amide.

Words near amides in the dictionary

  1. amiddst
  2. amide
  3. amide hydrazone
  4. amide hydrazones
  5. amidephrine
  6. amides
  7. amidest
  8. amidic
  9. amidicities
  10. amidicity
  11. amidification

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