phenetidine

noun

phe·​net·​i·​dine fə-ˈne-tə-ˌdēn 

: any of three liquid basic amino derivatives C₈H₁₁NO of phenetole used especially in manufacturing dyestuffs and in the preparation of phenacetin

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French phénétidine, from phénétole phenetole + -idine -idine

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phenetidine

noun

phe·​net·​i·​dine fə-ˈnet-ə-ˌdēn 

variants also phenetidin

-dən 

: any of three liquid basic amino derivatives C₈H₁₁NO of phenetole used especially in manufacturing dyestuffs and in the preparation of phenacetin