| 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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| amicrobic | <microbiology> Not microbic; not related to or caused by microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amicroscopic | <optics> Particles which, although visible in the ultramicroscope, are too small to be resolved by visible light. This places their size between 0.2 Lm and 0.005 Lm. (05 Aug 1998) |