acetotoluidide

noun

ace·​to·​to·​lu·​i·​dide

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-tə-ˈlü-ə-ˌdīd,

ə-ˌsē-tō-

variants or less commonly acetotoluide

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈtäl-yə-ˌwīd,

ə-ˌsē-tō-

plural -s

: any of three crystalline isomeric compounds CH₃CONHC₆H₄CH₃ made by acetylating the toluidines

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -toluidide (from toluid- + -ide) or toluide

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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