oxanilide

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noun

A white crystalline substance resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; diphenyl oxamide.

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Meanings

nounoxanilide (plural oxanilides)

plural oxanilides

  1. chemistryA white crystalline substance resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; diphenyl oxamide.

Origin

oxalic + aniline + amide

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APA

oxanilide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxanilide

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“oxanilide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxanilide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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