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A colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
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acetamide
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Wiktionary
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n. (context organic compound English) The amide of acetic acid, CH 3 CONH 2 .
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Acetamide ( IUPAC : ethanamide ) is an organic compound with the formula CHCONH. It is the simplest amide derived from acetic acid . It finds some use as a plasticizer and as an industrial solvent. The related compound N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) is more ...
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n. a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: ethanamide ]
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.