acetoacetanilide
noun
ace·to·ac·et·an·i·lide
¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˌa-sə-tˈa-nə-ˌlīd,
ə-¦sē-tō-,
-sə-ˈta-,
-ləd
plural -s
: a crystalline compound CH3COCH2CONHC6H5 made by reaction of aniline with acetoacetic ester or with diketene and used as a dye intermediate
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + acetanilide
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above