ACETAMIDE - Definition

Pronunciation:		`asi'tamId
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds

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	Synonyms:	ethanamide

	See Also:	amide

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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