Acetamide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an
     equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  acetamide
       n : a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and
           in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {ethanamide}]