toluidine

English

Etymology

tolu(ene) + -idine

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. The etymology is somewhat problematic.

-idine comes from pyridine, according to the feature of a nitrogen atom in the benzene ring, but the toluidine doesn't have a nitrogen atom in its ring.

Noun

toluidine (plural toluidines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in the synthesis of certain dyes

Related terms

• toluidide
• toluidinium

Translations

Translations

• Polish: aminotoluen m, toluidyna (pl) f

French

Noun

toluidine f (plural toluidines)

1. toluidine

Further reading

• “toluidine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.