phenylamine

American

[fen-l-uh-meen, -am-in, feen-] / ˌfɛn l əˈmin, -ˈæm ɪn, ˌfin- /

noun

Chemistry.

aniline.

phenylamine British

/ ˌfɛnɪl-, ˌfiːnaɪləˈmiːn /

noun

another name for aniline

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Etymology

Origin of phenylamine

First recorded in 1865–70; phenyl + amine

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A. W. von Hofmann investigated these variously prepared substances, and proved them to be identical, and thenceforth they took their place as one body, under the name aniline or phenylamine.

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It is also known as phenylamine or amido-benzole, or commercially as aniline oil.

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