acetamide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
    ethanamide.

WordNet


Ac`et*am"ide noun
Etymology
Acetyl + amide.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.

Webster 1913