amide

Noun
  1. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2 (synset 114748425)
    is a type of: organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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)

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