para-nitroaniline

noun

para-nitro·​an·​i·​line

¦parəˌnī‧trō¦anᵊlə̇n sometimes -ᵊlˌīn or -ᵊlˌēn

variants or paranitraniline

-ī‧¦tran-

: nitroaniline sense a

Word History

Etymology

para- entry 1 + nitr- + aniline

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