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acid amide

[′as·əd ′a‚mīd]
(organic chemistry)
A compound derived from an acid in which the hydroxyl group (‒OH) of the carboxyl group (‒COOH) has been replaced by an amino group (‒NH2) or a substituted amino group (‒NHR or ‒NHR2).
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