phenylamine

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicinesSynonyms: anilineaniline oilaminobenzine
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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]
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