oxanilide

noun

ox·​anilide

(ˈ)aks+

: a crystalline amide (CONHC₆H₅)₂ obtainable by heating aniline oxalate and useful as a plasticizer; diphenyl-oxamide

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ox- entry 2 + anilide

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