toluidine
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Etymology
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-idine comes from pyridine, according to the feature of a nitrogen atom in the benzene ring, but the toluidine doesn't have a nitrogen atom in its ring.
Noun
toluidine (plural toluidines)
- (organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in the synthesis of certain dyes
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French
Noun
toluidine f (plural toluidines)
Further reading
- “toluidine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.