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diphenylamine
[ dahy-fen-l-uh-meen, -am-in, -feen- ]
/ daɪˌfɛn l əˈmin, -ˈæm ɪn, -ˌfin- /
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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.
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diphenylamine
/ (daɪˌfiːnaɪləˈmiːn, -ˈæmɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-) /
noun
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
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