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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An amide which has resemblance to an amine, containing both acid and alcohol radicals. Also spelled alkalimide.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.

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  • noun chemistry One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.

Etymologies

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Blend of alkali and amide

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