ACETAMIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetamide mean? 

• ACETAMIDE (noun)
  The noun ACETAMIDE has 1 sense:

1. a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds

  Familiarity information: ACETAMIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETAMIDE (noun)

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Meaning:

A colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetamide; ethanamide

Hypernyms ("acetamide" is a kind of...):

amide (any organic compound containing the group -CONH2)