1. An obsolete term, which should not be used, for imidic acids .
2. Any carboxylic acid having an imino substituent, HN=, replacing two hydrogens. A shortened form of imino carboxylic acid.
3. Obsolescent term for azaalkanoic acids and azacycloalkane-2-carboxylic acids. E.g. 
proline
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