Definition of diphenylamine in English:
diphenylamine
noundʌɪˈfɛnɪləˌmiːndʌɪˈfiːnʌɪləˌmiːndīˈfenl-əˌmēn
mass nounChemistry A synthetic crystalline compound with basic properties, used in making azo dyes and as an insecticide and larvicide.
Chemical formula: (C₆H₅)₂NH
Example sentencesExamples
- Mix the diphenylamine reagent, as above, and split it into two aliquots before adding the acetaldehyde.
- A most probable number method using diphenylamine as a color indicator was employed to enumerate denitrifying bacteria, which produce enzymes for conversion of nitrate to nitrite and nitrite to ammonia in soil.
- The resulting product could be rolled into sheets, cut into squares and strips, and stabilized by adding up to 2 percent diphenylamine.
- However, fluorescence has also been used to evaluate new storage practices, such as hydrocooling of cucumber and treatment of green bell pepper with the antioxidant diphenylamine to decrease chill-induced pitting.
- This effect of diphenylamine has been interpreted as blocking a series of dehydrogenation steps in the transformation of the more saturated to the less saturated carotenoids.