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CIDE DICTIONARY

amido, a. [From Amide.].

Containing, or derived from, amidogen. [1913 Webster]

Amido acid, an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group.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.

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