diphenylamine

[dahy-fen-l-uh-meen, -am-in, -feen-]

di·phen·yl·a·mine

[dahy-fen-l-uh-meen, -am-in, -feen-]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C12H11N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.

Origin:
1860–65; diphenyl + amine
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an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide
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diphenylamine (daɪˌfiːnaɪləˈmiːn, -ˈæmɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-)
 
n
a colourless insoluble crystalline derivative of benzene, used in the manufacture of dyes, as a stabilizer in plastics, etc. Formula: (C6H5)2NH

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diphenylamine di·phen·yl·a·mine (dī-fěn'əl-ə-mēn', -ām'ĭn, -fē'nəl-)
n.
A colorless crystalline compound used as a stabilizer for plastics and in the manufacture of dyes, explosives, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.

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