polyamide: Meaning and Definition of

pol•y•am•ide

Pronunciation: (pol"ē-am'īd, -id), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: