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Definition of Xylidine

1. n. Any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, (CH₃)₂.C₆H₃.NH₂ , resembling aniline, and related to xylene. They are liquids, or easily fusible crystalline substances, of which three are derived from metaxylene, two from orthoxylene, and one from paraxylene. They are called the amido xylenes.

2. n. Any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, (CH₃)₂.C₆H₃.NH₂ , resembling aniline, and related to xylene. They are liquids, or easily fusible crystalline substances, of which three are derived from metaxylene, two from orthoxylene, and one from paraxylene. They are called the amido xylenes.

Definition of Xylidine

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Xylidine

1. Any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, (CH3)2.C6H3.NH2, resembling aniline, and related to xylene. They are liquids, or easily fusible crystalline substances, of which three are derived from metaxylene, two from orthoxylene, and one from paraxylene. They are called the amido xylenes. The xylidine of commerce, used in making certain dyes, consists chiefly of the derivatives of paraxylene and metaxylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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