phenylamine
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicinesSynonyms: anilineaniline oilaminobenzine
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Phenylamine \Phe`nyl*am"ine\, n. [Phenyl + amine.] (Chem.) Any one of certain class of organic bases regarded as formed from ammonia by the substitution of phenyl for hydrogen. [1913 Webster]