monamide Chem.
(ˈmɒnəmaɪd)
[f. mono- + amide.]
An amide formed by the displacement of one of the three hydrogen atoms of ammonia. See amide 2 note.
| 1861 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 8) 734 Organic derivatives of ammonia—monamines, and monamides. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. (1871) 368 Lactic monamide is obtained by the action of ammonia on lactide. |