iodoacetamide

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noun

The halogenated derivative of acetamide, CH₂I-CO-NH₂, that is used, in peptide mapping, to bind to cysteine

OriginEnglish acetamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nouniodoacetamide (countable and uncountable, plural iodoacetamides)

plural iodoacetamides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe halogenated derivative of acetamide, CH₂I-CO-NH₂, that is used, in peptide mapping, to bind to cysteine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  2. Englishiodo-
  3. Latinacēscō
  4. Latinacētum
  5. Englishaceto-
  6. Englishacet-
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englishacetyl
  9. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  10. LatinAmmōn
  11. Latinammoniacus
  12. Englishammonia
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishamide
  15. Englishacetamide
  16. Englishiodoacetamide

From iodo- + acetamide.

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APA

iodoacetamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodoacetamide

MLA

“iodoacetamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodoacetamide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodoacetamide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodoacetamide.

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