beta-naphthylamine

[ bey-tuh-naf-thuh-luh-meen, -nap-or, especially British, bee- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white to reddish, crystalline, water-soluble, extremely toxic solid, C 10 H 9 N, used chiefly in the manufacture of azo dyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beta-naphthylamine¹

beta + naphthyl + amine

Example Sentences

Similarly there are two amidonaphthalenes, known as alpha- and beta-naphthylamine respectively.

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Developer B (Bayer) is ethyl beta-naphthylamine, in the form of its hydrochloric acid compound.

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The name of this is sodium ditolyl-disazo-beta-naphthylamine-6-sulfonic-beta-naphthylamine-3.6-disulfonate.

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The process by which beta-naphthylamine is prepared from beta-naphthol, already referred to, viz.

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