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diphenylamine definition

di·phenyl·amine (dī fen′əl ə mēn′, -fēn′-; -am′ēn′, -in)

noun

a colorless, crystalline chemical compound, (CH)NH, used as a stabilizer of explosives and propellants, as a test for nitric acid, and in making dyes

Etymology: diphenyl + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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