xylidine

noun

xy·​li·​dine ˈzī-lə-ˌdēn 

: any or a mixture of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline isomeric amino derivatives C₈H₁₁N of the xylenes used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis

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First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

xylidine

noun

xy·​li·​dine ˈzī-lə-ˌdēn 

: any of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline compounds C₈H₁₁N that are amino derivatives of the xylenes and are used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis