Chem. [f. SOD-A1 + AMIDE.] A substance, usually of a greenish color, formed by treating sodium with gaseous ammonia (cf. quots.).
1838. T. Thomson, Chem. Org. Bodies, 7. Sodamide and mercuramide are amidets of sodium and mercury.
1867. Bloxam, Chem., 551. When potassium and sodium were heated in gaseous ammonia, hydrogen was evolved, and potassamide and sodamide were produced.
