adipamide

noun

adip·​a·​mide

ə-ˈdi-pə-ˌmīd,

-məd

plural -s

: the crystalline diamide H₂NCO(CH₂)₄CONH₂ of adipic acid that is best known in the form of its polymerized hexamethylene derivative compare nylon

Word History

Etymology

adip- + amide

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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