nī.ˈtraˌmīd, ˈnī.trəˌm-, -_mə̇d noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + amide
: a crystalline weakly acid compound NH 2 NO 2 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