phenylamine Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
aniline oil; aminobenzine; aniline.
WordNet
Phe`nyl*am"ine noun
Etymology
Definitions
(Chem.) Any one of certain class of organic bases regarded as formed from ammonia by the substitution of phenyl for hydrogen.