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melaniline

melaniline noun: a complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white crystalline substance; diphenyl guanidin.

Noun

melaniline (uncountable)

  1. A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white crystalline substance; diphenyl guanidin.

Questions about melaniline

What does melaniline mean?
Melaniline means a complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white crystalline substance; diphenyl guanidin.
What part of speech is melaniline?
Melaniline is a noun.

Words near melaniline in the dictionary

  1. Melanie
  2. melaniferous
  3. melaniid
  4. melaniids
  5. melanilin
  6. melaniline
  7. melanin
  8. melanin-challenged
  9. melaninization
  10. melaninlike
  11. melaninogenesis

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