carbanilide

noun

car·​ba·​nil·​ide

ˌkärbəˈniˌlīd,

-lə̇d,

kärˈbanᵊlˌīd,

-₋ə̇d

plural -s

: a silky crystalline compound (C₆H₅NH)₂CO obtained by heating aniline with urea and in other ways

called also symmetrical diphenyl-urea

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + anilide

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