amide (redirected from Amides)

am·ide  (md, -d)

n.

1. An organic compound, such as acetamide, containing the CONH₂ radical.

2. A compound with a metal replacing hydrogen in ammonia, such as sodium amide, NaNH₂.

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[am(monia) + -ide.]

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a·midic (-mdk, -md-) adj.

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amide [ˈæmaɪd]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any organic compound containing the functional group -CONH₂

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CONH₂ amide group or radical

3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an inorganic compound having the general formula M(NH₂)_x, where M is a metal atom

[from am(monia) + -ide]

amidic  [əˈmɪdɪk] adj

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amide  (md)

Any organic compound containing the group CONH₂, derived from a fatty acid by replacing the hydroxyl group (OH) of the carboxyl group (COOH) with an amino group (NH₂). Amides are volatile solids.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amide - any organic compound containing the group -CONH2 acetamide, ethanamide - a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds acrylamide - a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures" organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical peptide - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein propanamide, proprionamide - the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2)