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amidogen

amidogen noun: the amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.

Noun

amidogen (plural amidogens)

  1. (dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
    • .
    • Chemical formulae: NH₂, *NH₂,\dot{}NH₂, \dot NH₂, NH₂*
    Synonyms:
    amido group, amido radical, amino radical, aminyl radical, azanyl radical, dihydridonitrogen

Synonyms of amidogen

  • amido group
  • amido radical
  • amino radical
  • aminyl radical
  • azanyl radical
  • dihydridonitrogen

All synonyms of amidogen

Forms of amidogen

pluralamidogens

Origin of amidogen

From amide + -o- + -gen.

Questions about amidogen

What does amidogen mean?
Amidogen means the amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
What part of speech is amidogen?
Amidogen is a noun.
What is the plural of amidogen?
The plural of amidogen is amidogens.

Words near amidogen in the dictionary

  1. amidoalkyls
  2. amidoamine
  3. amidoamines
  4. amidocuprate
  5. amidocuprates
  6. amidogen
  7. amidogens
  8. amidoglycan
  9. amidoglycans
  10. amidohydrolase
  11. amidohydrolases

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