potassamide
/pəˈtasəmʌɪd/Chemistry
noun
Potassium amide, KNH2, a flammable yellowish-white solid used in the synthesis of organic compounds, especially as a source of potassium atoms or amino groups.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From potass- + amide.
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