Definition of Phenylamine

1. Noun. Oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines.

Exact synonyms: Aminobenzine, Aniline, Aniline Oil
Generic synonyms: Amine, Aminoalkane

Definition of Phenylamine

1. n. Any one of certain class of organic bases regarded as formed from ammonia by the substitution of phenyl for hydrogen.

Definition of Phenylamine

1. Noun. (organic compound) Alternative name for aniline (C6H5NH2). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Phenylamine

1. Any one of certain class of organic bases regarded as formed from ammonia by the substitution of phenyl for hydrogen. Origin: Phenyl + amine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenylamine

phenylacrylic acid
phenylacrylic acid decarboxylase
phenylalaninase
phenylalanine
phenylalanine-tRNA ligase
phenylalanine 4-hydroxylase
phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase
phenylalanine aminopeptidase
phenylalanine ammonia lyase
phenylalanine hydroxylase
phenylalanine hydroxylase phosphatase
phenylalanine oxidase
phenylalanines
phenylalanyl-arginyl-aminopeptidase
phenylalanyl chain
phenylamine (current term)
phenylamines
phenylamino
phenylaniline
phenylarsenious acid
phenylarsonic acid
phenylated
phenylbenzene
phenylbutanoic
phenylbutanoic acid
phenylbutazone
phenylbutazones
phenylbutyrate
phenylcarbinol
phenylcarbinols

Literary usage of Phenylamine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"When quickly heated in the moist state, it yields carbonate of phenylamine, together with other products. With strong sulphuric acid, it gives off carbonic ..."

2. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"... phenylamine, and phena- mide. To Hofmann, it appears, is due the credit of proving the identity of the substance, as thus obtained from different ..."

3. Notes on Qualitative Analysis: Concise and Explanatory by Henry John Horstman Fenton (1899)
"phenylamine. C6H,NH.. Oily liquid, colourless when pure. Boils at 183°'7 C. Slightly soluble in water. Easily soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform. ..."

4. The Chemical Gazette (1859)
"... have been almost always analogous to those produced by Piria ; the reaction may be illustrated by the following examples : — phenylamine. Phenol. ..."

5. Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic: With Experiments by Charles Loudon Bloxam (1883)
"If we had started with aniline (phenylamine, NH^C^Hj) in the &K • experiment, ... Under the action of nitric acid, di-phenylamine gives rise to ..."

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