Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Amido

A-mi′do

,
Adj.
[From
Amide
.]
(Chem.)
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an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group.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
.