/feuh net"i deen', -din/ , n. Chem.
a colorless organic liquid, C 8 H 11 NO, used chiefly in its para form (para-phenetidine) in the synthesis of phenacetin, dyes, and other compounds.
Also, phenetidin /feuh net"i din/ .
[ 1860-65; PHENET(OLE) + -ID 3 + -INE 2 ]