diphenylamine

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

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C 12 H 11 N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.

diphenylamine

/ -ˈæmɪn; daɪˌfiːnaɪləˈmiːn; -ˌfɛn-; -nɪl- /

noun

1. a colourless insoluble crystalline derivative of benzene, used in the manufacture of dyes, as a stabilizer in plastics, etc. Formula: (C 6 H 5 ) 2 NH

Word History and Origins

Origin of diphenylamine¹

First recorded in 1860–65; diphenyl + amine

Example Sentences

Rottweil Smokeless Powder: a gelatined powder containing camphor and diphenylamine.

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The parent-compound is diphenylamine in which sulphur replaces hydrogen, and is therefore known as thiodiphenylamine.

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It was shown that they are derivatives of diphenylamine containing sulphur as an essential constituent.

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Then they are chemically processed with either diphenylamine or diphenylbenzidine.

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Their reactions with diphenylamine allow a certain identification of artificial silks of this class.

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