| amic | 1. <chemistry> Related to, or derived from ammonia. Amic acid, one of a class of nitrogenised acids somewhat resembling amides. 2. <suffix> (-amic) Used mainly as a suffix denoting the replacement of one COOH group of a dicarboxylic acid by a carboxamide group (-CONH2); applied only to trivial names (e.g., succinamic acid). Origin: L. Ammonia + -ic. Source: Websters Dictionary (20 Jun 2000) |
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