Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.)
   A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an
   equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.

Source : WordNet®

acetamide
     n : a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and
         in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {ethanamide}]