|asə(ˌ)tōfəˈned.əˌdīd, əˌsēd.ō- noun
also ace·to·phen·e·tide -ˈfenəˌtīd
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + phenetid ine or phenet idine + -ide
: any of three isomeric compounds CH 3 CONHC 6 H 4 OC 2 H 5 made by acetylating the three phenetidines — see acetophenetidin