valeramide

noun

val·​er·​amide

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: any of four crystalline amides C₄H₉CONH₂ derived from the valeric acids

especially : the normal amide CH₃(CH₂)₃CONH₂

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary valer- + -amide

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