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amide, any member of either of two classes of nitrogen-containing compounds related to ammonia and amines. The covalent amides are neutral or very weakly acidic substances formed by replacement of the hydroxyl group (OH) of an acid by an amino group (NR2, in which R may represent a hydrogen atom or an organic combining group such as methyl, CH3). The carboxamides (R′CONR2), which are derived from carboxylic acids (R′COOH), are the most important group. Sulfonamides (RSO2NR2) are similarly related to the sulfonic acids (RSO3H). Ionic, or saltlike, amides are strongly alkaline compounds ordinarily made by treating ammonia, an amine, or ...(100 of 417 words)

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