acetotoluidide
noun
ace·to·to·lu·i·dide
¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-tə-ˈlü-ə-ˌdīd,
ə-ˌsē-tō-
variants or less commonly acetotoluide
¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈtäl-yə-ˌwīd,
ə-ˌsē-tō-
plural -s
: any of three crystalline isomeric compounds CH3CONHC6H4CH3 made by acetylating the toluidines
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -toluidide (from toluid- + -ide) or toluide
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above