AMID
A*mid", prep.
Defn: See Amidst.
AMIDE
Am"ide, n. Etym: [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical. Acid amide, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.
AMIDIN
Am"i*din, n. Etym: [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido starch, fr. L. amylum,
Gr. Meal.] (Chem.)
Defn: Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.
AMIDO
A*mi"do, a. Etym: [From Amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: Containing, or derived from, amidogen. Amido acid, an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid. — Amido group, amidogen, NH2.
AMIDOGEN
A*mid"o*gen, n. Etym: [Amide + -gen.] (Chem.)
Defn: A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; — called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.