Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diacetamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ac-etamide
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of acetamide with two acetyl groups attached (C₄H₇NO₂).

Example Sentences

"This is dissolved in ether and hydrochloric acid passed in, when acetamide hydrochloride separates out, whilst diacetamide remains in solution."
"Hydrolysis of the diacetamide with 0.33 N sulfuric acid gave L-threose."
"Under these conditions, the diacetamide compound of the lower sugar results, and the free sugar is obtained from it by acid hydrolysis."

Etymology

From di- + acetamide.

Phrases

diatrizoic acid

Questions

What does diacetamide mean?: A derivative of acetamide with two acetyl groups attached (C₄H₇NO₂).
Where does diacetamide come from?: From di- + acetamide.

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