anisamide
|a-ni-sa-mide|
/ˌænɪˈsæmaɪd/
amide of anisic (4-methoxybenzoic) acid
Etymology
'anisamide' is formed from the prefix 'anis-' (from 'anisic', referring to anise-derived 4-methoxybenzoic acid) plus the chemical suffix '-amide' (denoting an amide functional group).
The element 'anis-' ultimately traces to Latin 'anisum' and Greek 'ánison' meaning 'anise'; '-amide' comes from chemical nomenclature for amides (from 'amide', a formation in modern chemical naming). Together they produced the systematic name for the amide of anisic (4-methoxybenzoic) acid, yielding 'anisamide'.
Originally elements of the name referred to the source or scent associated with anise and the amide functional group; the modern term specifies the particular chemical structure (the amide of 4-methoxybenzoic acid) rather than a sensory property.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a chemical compound that is the amide derivative of anisic (4-methoxybenzoic) acid; also called p-anisamide or 4-methoxybenzamide. Used in chemical research and as a ligand in some targeted drug-delivery studies.
The team functionalized nanoparticles with anisamide to improve uptake by sigma-receptor–expressing tumor cells.
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