metatoluidine

[ met-uh-tuh-loo-i-deen, -din ]
/ ˌmɛt ə təˈlu ɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C7H9N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.

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Origin of metatoluidine

meta- + toluidine

Words nearby metatoluidine

metatheory, metatherian, metathesis, metathesize, metathorax, metatoluidine, metatrophic, metatropic dwarfism, metaverse, metaxas, metaxylem
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