potassamine Chem.
(pəʊˈtæsəmaɪn)
[f. potass-ium + amine.]
A name, preferred by some, for potassamide: see amide, amine.
| 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 233 When potassium is heated in ammonia-gas, a compound called potassamine is formed. 1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) XII. 373 The univalent radical, amidogen, NH2,..with one molecule of potassium forms potassamine, NH2K. |