ˈaˌmīd, ˈamə̇d, in compounds often əˌmīd or _əmə̇d noun
( -s )
Etymology: German amid (from am moniak ammonia — from French or Latin — + -id -ide) or French amide, from am moniaque ammonia + -ide — more at ammoniac
1. : any of a class of crystalline compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one hydrogen atom by a metal
lithium amide LiNH 2
calcium amide Ca(NH 2 ) 2
— called also metallic amide
2. : any of a class of compounds (as acetamide, sulfamide) derived from ammonia or an amine by replacement of ammoniacal hydrogen by an acid radical (as an acyl radical) — called also acid amide ; compare imide ; see sulfonamide