acetamide

American  

[uh-set-uh-mahyd, as-i-tam-ahyd] / əˈsɛt əˌmaɪd, ˌæs ɪˈtæm aɪd /

Also acetamid

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 2 H 5 NO, the amide of acetic acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

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acetamide British  

/ ˌæsɪˈtæmɪd, ˌæsɪˈtæmaɪd, əˈsɛtɪˌmaɪd, əˈsɛtɪmɪd /

noun

1. a white or colourless soluble deliquescent crystalline compound, used in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: CH 3 CONH 2

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acetamide Scientific  

/ ə-sĕt′ə-mīd′,ăs′ĭt-ăm′īd′ /

1. The crystalline amide of acetic acid, used as a solvent and wetting agent and in lacquers and explosives. Chemical formula: CH ₃ CONH ₂.

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Etymology

Origin of acetamide

First recorded in 1870–75; acet- + amide

Example Sentences

Four of them have never before been detected on a comet: methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide.”

From Forbes

This lucky accident allowed Goesmann and his colleagues to finger 16 organic chemicals, including four—methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide—that have never before been detected on a comet.

From National Geographic

Four of them, methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde and acetamide, had not been seen on comets before.

From The Guardian

Philae found 16 organic molecules in the space surrounding the comet; four of them — methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide — have never been known to exist on comets before.

From The Verge