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a⋅mid

  [uh-mid]
Use amid in a Sentence
–preposition
1. in the middle of; surrounded by; among: to stand weeping amid the ruins.
2. during; in or throughout the course of.
Also, amidst.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME amidde, OE amiddan, for on middan in (the) middle. See a- 1 , mid 1

Synonyms:
1. See among.

amid-

 
var. of amido- before a vowel: amidase.
Origin:
1870–75

amido-

 
1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the −NH2 group united with an acid radical is present: amidocyanogen.
2. (erroneously) amino-.
Also, especially before a vowel, amid-.

Origin:
amide + -o-
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a·mid   (ə-mĭd')   
prep.  Surrounded by; in the middle of.

[Middle English : a-, in; see a-2 + mid, middle (from Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots).]
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Medical Dictionary

amido- pref.
Having a NH2 radical as well as a CO radical in a compound: amidohydrolase.

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