Home › Words › D › diacetamidediacetamidediacetamide means A derivative of acetamide with two acetyl groups attached (C₄H₇NO₂).EtymologyFrom di- + acetamide.nounA derivative of acetamide with two acetyl groups attached (C₄H₇NO₂).e.g.“This is dissolved in ether and hydrochloric acid passed in, when acetamide hydrochloride separates out, whilst diacetamide remains in solution.” — 1890, Henry Enfield Roscoe, A Treatise on Chemistry, page 519:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bisacetamide 78% match — Two acetamide residues in a molecule vs diacetamide →acetoamide 77% match — Any aceto- derivative of an amide vs diacetamide →acetoacetamide 76% match — The acetoacetyl amide. vs diacetamide →acetamide 76% match — The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂. vs diacetamide →diacetone 76% match — Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative vs diacetamide →diacetate 76% match — Any salt or ester having two acetate groups vs diacetamide →acetoacetanilide 74% match — acetoacetamide derivative of aniline. vs diacetamide →diacylamine 74% match — any compound having two acyl groups attached to an ammonia of primary amine residue; a secondary amide or imide vs diacetamide →