acetoacetanilide

noun

ace·​to·​ac·​et·​an·​i·​lide

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˌa-sə-tˈa-nə-ˌlīd,

ə-¦sē-tō-,

-sə-ˈta-,

-ləd

plural -s

: a crystalline compound CH₃COCH₂CONHC₆H₅ made by reaction of aniline with acetoacetic ester or with diketene and used as a dye intermediate

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + acetanilide

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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