A chemical prefix or adjective describing a compound that contains an acetamide group (CH₃CO-NH-) attached to another molecule.
From acetamide + -o (adjectival suffix). Used in chemical nomenclature to indicate the presence of the acetamide functional group within a larger molecule.
When you see 'acetamido' in a chemical name, you know there's an acetamide group hanging off somewhere—it's like a chemical address that tells you exactly what part of the structure you're looking at.
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