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sulphocarbanilide

sulphocarbanilide noun: a relatively inert compound with chemical formula C₂₆H₁₂N₂S₂, derived from aniline.

Noun

sulphocarbanilide (uncountable)

  1. A relatively inert compound with chemical formula C₂₆H₁₂N₂S₂, derived from aniline.
    • Sulphocarbanilide melts at 151 ° C.1908, The Indian Forest Memoirs: Chemistry series, page 12
    • Phenyl mustard oil […] is obtained by boiling sulphocarbanilide with concentrated hydrochloric acid, some triphenylguanidine being formed at the same time.1911, Encyclopædia Britannica

Origin of sulphocarbanilide

From sulpho- + carbanilide.

Questions about sulphocarbanilide

What does sulphocarbanilide mean?
Sulphocarbanilide means a relatively inert compound with chemical formula C₂₆H₁₂N₂S₂, derived from aniline.
What part of speech is sulphocarbanilide?
Sulphocarbanilide is a noun.

Words near sulphocarbanilide in the dictionary

  1. sulphobenzoate
  2. sulphobenzoates
  3. sulphobetaine
  4. sulphobetaines
  5. sulphobromophthalein
  6. sulphocarbanilide
  7. sulphocarbonate
  8. sulphocarbonates
  9. sulphocarbonic acid
  10. sulphochloride
  11. sulphochlorinated

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