Meaning & use
imide
A chemical compound containing a nitrogen atom bonded to two carbonyl groups, such as in certain polymers.
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Engineers chose a durable polyimide plastic made from an imide compound for the heat-resistant coating.
The lab synthesized a new imide to test its stability at very high temperatures.
A note on using this word
Imide is a technical chemistry term; it is easily confused with amide, a related but structurally different class of nitrogen-containing compounds.
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