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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The acid amide derivative of valeric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
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- noun organic chemistry The
amide ofvaleric acid
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valeric amide
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