phenylhydrazine

noun

phe·nyl·hy·dra·zine | \ ˌfen-ᵊl-ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn, ˌfēn-

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Medical Definition of phenylhydrazine

: a toxic liquid nitrogen base C₆H₈N₂ that reacts with aldehydes and ketones to form compounds useful in the identification of sugars

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