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malamide

malamide noun: the acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.

Noun

malamide (countable and uncountable, plural malamides)

  1. The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.

Forms of malamide

pluralmalamides

Origin of malamide

Blend of malic + amide.

Questions about malamide

What does malamide mean?
Malamide means the acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.
What part of speech is malamide?
Malamide is a noun.
What is the plural of malamide?
The plural of malamide is malamides.

Words near malamide in the dictionary

  1. malalignments
  2. Malam
  3. malambo
  4. malambos
  5. malamic acid
  6. malamide
  7. malamides
  8. Malamodao
  9. Malampa
  10. Malamud
  11. Malamudian

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