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oligoamide

oligoamide noun: any compound that has several amide groups.

Noun

oligoamide (plural oligoamides)

  1. Any compound that has several amide groups
    • The evaluation of oligoamide scaffolds combining different ratios of pyridine and phenyl rings evidenced that the molecules with a higher percentage of phenyl rings disrupt the BAK–BCL-xL complex more efficiently, probably because of their increased hydrophobicity and flexibility.2015 June 26, Marta Pelay-Gimeno et al., “Structure-Based Design of Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions: Mimicking Peptide Binding Epitopes”, in Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in...

Forms of oligoamide

pluraloligoamides

Origin of oligoamide

From oligo- + amide.

Questions about oligoamide

What does oligoamide mean?
Oligoamide means any compound that has several amide groups.
What part of speech is oligoamide?
Oligoamide is a noun.
What is the plural of oligoamide?
The plural of oligoamide is oligoamides.

Words near oligoamide in the dictionary

  1. oligoalanines
  2. oligoalginate
  3. oligoalginates
  4. oligoamenorrhea
  5. oligoamenorrhoea
  6. oligoamide
  7. oligoamides
  8. oligoamine
  9. oligoamines
  10. oligoamnios
  11. oligoanalgesia

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