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benzidine

/ben-zi-deen, -din/US // ˈbɛn zɪˌdin, -dɪn //UK // (ˈbɛnzɪˌdiːn, -dɪn) //

联苯胺,联谊赛,联谊会,苯胺

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a grayish, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, basic compound, C12H12N2, usually derived from nitrobenzene: used chiefly in the synthesis of certain azo dyes, especially Congo red.

Examples

  • Thus diazotised benzidine and tolidine combine with salicylic acid to form valuable yellow azo-dyes known as “chrysamines.”

  • Benzidine (Wallis) has also been suggested for the detection of free chlorine.

  • Ellms and Hauser investigated benzidine in 1913 and found it to be inferior to o-tolidine as a test reagent for free chlorine.

  • It is impossible to attempt to specify by name any of these recent benzidine and tolidine dyes.