nitramide

noun

ni·​tra·​mide

nī‧ˈtraˌmīd,

ˈnī‧trəˌm-,

-mə̇d

: a crystalline weakly acid compound NH₂NO₂ that is made from a nitro-carbamate (as nitro-urethane) or from nitro-urea and that decomposes on heating into nitrous oxide; the amide of nitric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + amide

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