Definition of "acetamide" []

• The crystalline amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2, used as a solvent and wetting agent and in lacquers and explosives. (noun)

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• "Staff Reporter THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A mosquito repellent for outdoor use in tissue ( 'wipes') and sachet format, based on a molecule - diethyl phenyl acetamide (DEPA) - developed by the"
• "The technologies are a multi-insect repellent based on diethyl phenyl acetamide, woolcare, explosives detection kit, mobile water purification system, a High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema"
• "Tedlar is solvent-cast using an industrial solvent called dimethyl acetamide (DMAC), which can produce systemic injury when inhaled or absorbed through the skin in sufficient quantities over a prolonged period of time."