methylaminophenol

noun

meth·​yl·​aminophenol

¦methə̇l+

: a poisonous crystalline compound CH₃NHC₆H₄OH used chiefly in the form of its sulfate as a photographic developer

called also methyl-p-aminophenol, para-methylaminophenol

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary methyl + aminophenol

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