acetamide

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

acetamide
    n 1: a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent
         and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn:
         {acetamide}, {ethanamide}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.)
   A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an
   equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.
   [1913 Webster]

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