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

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2015

Phenyl acetate, C6H5�O�COCH3, a colourless liquid of boiling point 193� C., may be prepared by heating phenol with acetamide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various