IMIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does imide mean? 

• IMIDE (noun)
  The noun IMIDE has 1 sense:

1. any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-

  Familiarity information: IMIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("imide" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

 Context examples 

The malate salt of amonafide, an imide derivative of naphthalic acid, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Amonafide L-Malate, NCI Thesaurus)

The dihydrochloride salt of amonafide, an imide derivative of naphthalic acid.

(Amonafide Dihydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An imide derivative of naphthalic acid.

(Amonafide, NCI Thesaurus)