acetamide

noun

acet·​amide ə-ˈse-tə-ˌmīd  ˌa-sə-ˈta-ˌmīd 

: a white crystalline amide C₂H₅NO of acetic acid used especially as a solvent and in organic synthesis

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French acétamide, from acét- acet- + amide amide

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

acetamide

noun

acet·​amide ə-ˈset-ə-ˌmīd  ˌas-ət-ˈam-ˌīd 

: a white crystalline amide C₂H₅NO of acetic acid used especially as a solvent and in organic synthesis