acetamide

[ uh-set-uh-mahyd, as-i-tam-ahyd ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 2 H 5 NO, the amide of acetic acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

acetamide

/ ˌæsɪˈtæmɪd; ˌæsɪˈtæmaɪd; əˈsɛtɪˌmaɪd; əˈsɛtɪmɪd /

noun

1. a white or colourless soluble deliquescent crystalline compound, used in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: CH 3 CONH 2

acetamide

/ ə-sĕt′ə-mīd′,ăs′ĭt-ăm′īd′ /

1. The crystalline amide of acetic acid, used as a solvent and wetting agent and in lacquers and explosives. Chemical formula: CH 3 CONH 2 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetamide¹

First recorded in 1870–75; acet- + amide

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetamide¹

C19: from German Azetamid, from aceto- + amide

Example Sentences

Four of them have never before been detected on a comet: methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide.”

From Forbes

This lucky accident allowed Goesmann and his colleagues to finger 16 organic chemicals, including four—methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide—that have never before been detected on a comet.

From National Geographic

Four of them, methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde and acetamide, had not been seen on comets before.

From The Guardian

Philae found 16 organic molecules in the space surrounding the comet; four of them — methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde, and acetamide — have never been known to exist on comets before.

From The Verge