Definition of amic acids

1. Carbamoyl carboxylic acids, i.e. compounds containing a carboxy and a carboxamide group. E.g. 5-carbamoylnicotinic acid.

   Note. In systematic nomenclature replacement of the "-ic" suffix of a dicarboxylic acid by "-amic" is limited to dicarboxylic acids that have a trivial name. NOC C-431. E.g. HOC(=O)CH2C(=O)NH2 malonamic acid (2-carbamoylacetic acid).