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maleimide

maleimide noun: the internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its derivatives; they have a number of industrial applications.

Noun

maleimide (plural maleimides)

  1. The internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its derivatives; they have a number of industrial applications

Forms of maleimide

pluralmaleimides

Origin of maleimide

Blend of maleic + imide.

Words formed from maleimide

Questions about maleimide

What does maleimide mean?
Maleimide means the internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its derivatives; they have a number of industrial applications.
What part of speech is maleimide?
Maleimide is a noun.
What is the plural of maleimide?
The plural of maleimide is maleimides.

Words near maleimide in the dictionary

  1. Malegaon
  2. maleic
  3. maleic acid
  4. maleic anhydride
  5. maleic hydrazide
  6. maleimide
  7. maleimides
  8. maleimidyl
  9. maleinanhydride
  10. Malek
  11. Maleki

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