amide

Other forms: amides

Definitions of amide

1. noun

   any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
   types:

   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)

   fibrinopeptide

   peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood

   polypeptide

   a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids

   endorphin

   a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties

   type of:

   organic compound

   any compound of carbon and another element or a radical