[pol-ee-am-ahyd, -id] 
| a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–. |
| pol·y·am·ide (pŏl'ē-ām'īd') n. A polymer containing repeated amide groups, as in various kinds of nylon. |
| polyamide (pŏl'ē-ām'īd') Pronunciation Key
A polymer produced by the reaction of the amino group (NH2) from one molecule with the carboxylic acid group (CO2H) from another molecule. The resulting structure is similar to that of a protein. Silk is a naturally occurring polyamide, and nylon is a synthetic polyamide. |
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