imid-

combining form

variants or imido-

1

now usually imido- : containing the bivalent groups =NH characteristic of imides united to or in one or two radicals of acid character

imidocarbonic acid HN=C(OH)₂

imidodisulfuric acid HN(SO₂OH)₂

imidate

—distinguished from imin-

2

: imin-

—now less used than formerly

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from imide

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