Associations to the word «Imide»

Wiktionary

IMIDE, noun. (chemistry) a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl groups - R1CONHCOR2

Dictionary definition

IMIDE, noun. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats