valeramide

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A colorless compound, CH₃(CH₂)₃CONH₂, prepared by heating ammonium valerate. It crystallizes in pearly, lustrous plates, melts at 114–116° C., and may be sublimed. Also called normal valeric amide.

Wiktionary

1. n. organic chemistry The amide of valeric acid

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Chem.) The acid amide derivative of valeric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.