AMIDOGENS

Noun

amidogens

plural of amidogen

Source: Wiktionary


AMIDOGEN

A*mid"o*gen, n. Etym: [Amide + -gen.] (Chem.)

Definition: A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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