anilide

[an-l-id, -ahyd]

noun Chemistry.

any compound containing the univalent group C6H5NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C8H9NO.

Origin of anilide

1860–65; < German Anilid. See anil, -ide

Related formsan·i·lid·ic

[an-uh lid-ik] /ˌænˈəlɪd ɪk/, adjective

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It yields an anilide; oxidation converts it into mesotartaric acid.
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anilide in Medicine

anilide

[ăn′ə-lĭd, -līd′]

n.

An acyl derivative of aniline.
An amide in which a hydrogen in the amido group is replaced by a phenyl group.

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