/duy fen'l euh meen", -am"in, -feen'-/ , n. Chem.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C 12 H 11 N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.
[ 1860-65; DIPHENYL + AMINE ]