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benzidin

benzidin is the archaic form of benzidine.

Meaning of benzidine

Noun

benzidine (plural benzidines)

  1. The aromatic diamine 4,4'-diaminobiphenyl that is used in testing for cyanide, and for traces of blood

Forms of benzidin

pluralbenzidins

Questions about benzidin

What is benzidin the archaic form of?
Benzidin is the archaic form of benzidine.

Words near benzidin in the dictionary

  1. benzhydroxamic acid
  2. benzhydryl
  3. benzhydrylamine
  4. benzhydrylpiperazine
  5. benzhydrylpiperazines
  6. benzidin
  7. benzidine
  8. benzidines
  9. benzidinic
  10. benzidins
  11. Benzie County

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