acetamide

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/əˈsɛtəmaɪd/

noun

The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.

Similar
ethanamide
OriginEnglish amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounacetamide (plural acetamides)

plural acetamides

  1. chemistryThe amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.

    Synonyms: ethanamide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.

Similar
ethanamide

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
ethanamide
Broader
amide
Also see
ethanamide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. Englishaceto-
  8. Englishacet-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishacetyl
  12. Egyptianjmn
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishamide
  19. Englishacetamide

Blend of acetyl + amide.

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Translations

Arabic أَسِيتَامِيد
  • أَسِيتَامِيد (ʔasītāmīd)amide of acetic acid
Bengali অ্যাসিট্যামাইড, ইথান্যামাইড
  • অ্যাসিট্যামাইড (êśiṭṭamaiḍ)amide of acetic acid
  • ইথান্যামাইড (ithannamaiḍ)amide of acetic acid
Bulgarian ацетамид, етанамид
  • ацетамид (acetamid)amide of acetic acid
  • етанамид (etanamid)amide of acetic acid
Catalan acetamida, etanamida
  • acetamidaamide of acetic acid
  • etanamidaamide of acetic acid
Chinese Mandarin 乙酰胺
  • 乙酰胺 (yǐxiānàn)amide of acetic acid
Czech acetamid
  • acetamidamide of acetic acid
Dutch aceetamide
  • aceetamideamide of acetic acid
Finnish asetamidi
  • asetamidiamide of acetic acid
French acétamide
  • acétamideamide of acetic acid
German Acetamid
  • Acetamidamide of acetic acid
Greek αιθαναμίδιο, ακεταμίδιο
  • αιθαναμίδιο (aithanamídio)amide of acetic acid
  • ακεταμίδιο (aketamídio)amide of acetic acid
Hungarian acetamid, etánamid
  • acetamidamide of acetic acid
  • etánamidamide of acetic acid
Irish aicéataimíd
  • aicéataimídamide of acetic acid
Italian acetammide
  • acetammideamide of acetic acid
Japanese アセトアミド
  • アセトアミド (asetoamido)amide of acetic acid
Latvian acetamīds, etānamīds
  • acetamīdsamide of acetic acid
  • etānamīdsamide of acetic acid
Lithuanian acetamidas
  • acetamidasamide of acetic acid
Norwegian acetamid, eddiksyreamid
  • acetamidamide of acetic acid
  • eddiksyreamidamide of acetic acid
  • etanamidamide of acetic acid
Persian استامید
  • استامیدamide of acetic acid
Polish acetamid, etanoamid
  • acetamidamide of acetic acid
  • etanoamidamide of acetic acid
Portuguese acetamida, etanamida
  • acetamidaamide of acetic acid
  • etanamidaamide of acetic acid
Romanian acetamidă, etanamidă
  • acetamidăamide of acetic acid
  • etanamidăamide of acetic acid
Russian ацетамид
  • ацетамид (acetamid)amide of acetic acid
Spanish acetamida
  • acetamidaamide of acetic acid
Swedish etanamid, etansyraamid
  • etanamidamide of acetic acid
  • etansyraamidamide of acetic acid
  • acetamidamide of acetic acid
Tamil அசிட்டமைடு
  • அசிட்டமைடு (aciṭṭamaiṭu)amide of acetic acid

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APA

acetamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamide

MLA

“acetamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetamide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamide.

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