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amido

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
ami-do
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group

Etymology

Apparently amido and amido- are to amide as amino and amino- are to amine. For deeper chemical information about NH₂ groups, see Wikipedia at amido, amide, and amine.

Inflected Forms

amidos (plural)

Derived Forms

acylamido amidoamine amidoligase fosmidomycin oxamidine polyamidoamine

Phrases

amidotrizoic acid

Questions

What does amido mean?
The univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group
Where does amido come from?
Apparently amido and amido- are to amide as amino and amino- are to amine. For deeper chemical information about NH₂ groups, see Wikipedia at amido, amide, and amine.

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