TOLUIDINE

Noun

toluidine (plural toluidines)

(organic compound) Any of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in the synthesis of certain dyes

Source: Wiktionary


To*lu"i*dine, n. (Chem.)

Definition: Any one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene analogous to aniline, and called respectively orthtoluidine, metatoluidine, and paratoluidine; especially, the commonest one, or paratoluidine, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Note: It is used in the aniline dye industry, and constitutes the essential nucleus or radical of those dyes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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