amido-
1.
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the −NH
2
group united with an acid radical is present:
amidocyanogen.
2.
(erroneously)
amino-
.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
amid-
.
Origin
amide
+
-o-
British Dictionary definitions for
amido-
amido-
combining form
1.
(in chemistry) indicating the presence of an amide group
Word Origin
from
amide
amido-
in Medicine
amido-
pref.
Having a NH
2
radical as well as a CO radical in a compound:
amidohydrolase.