amic acid

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Noun

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amic acid (plural amic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound that has both a carboxylic acid and an amide functional group.

Usage notes

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Usually the partial amide of a dicarboxylic acid that has a trivial name e.g. malonic acid => malonamic acid.