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acetamide

/əˈsɛtəmaɪd/

acetamide noun: the amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.

Noun

acetamide (plural acetamides)

  1. The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
    Synonyms:
    ethanamide

acetamide meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Persian

acetamide in Tamil

amide of acetic acid
அசிட்டமைடு aciṭṭamaiṭu

acetamide in Bengali

amide of acetic acid
অ্যাসিট্যামাইড êśiṭṭamaiḍ, ইথান্যামাইড ithannamaiḍ

acetamide in Arabic

amide of acetic acid
أَسِيتَامِيد ʔasītāmīd

acetamide in Persian

amide of acetic acid
استامید

Synonyms of acetamide

Forms of acetamide

pluralacetamides

Origin of acetamide

Blend of acetyl + amide.

Words formed from acetamide

Questions about acetamide

What does acetamide mean?
Acetamide means the amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
What is acetamide in Tamil?
Acetamide in Tamil is அசிட்டமைடு (aciṭṭamaiṭu). See Acetamide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acetamide?
Acetamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetamide?
Acetamide is pronounced /əˈsɛtəmaɪd/.
What is the plural of acetamide?
The plural of acetamide is acetamides.

Words near acetamide in the dictionary

  1. acetamid
  2. acetamidase
  3. acetamidases
  4. acetamidation
  5. acetamidations
  6. acetamide
  7. acetamides
  8. acetamidine
  9. acetamidines
  10. acetamido
  11. acetamidoacrylate

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