xylidine


xy·li·dine

noun \ˈzī-lə-ˌdēn\

Definition of XYLIDINE

: any of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline compounds C8H11N that are amino derivatives of the xylenes and are used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis

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