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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, CH2(NHC OC6H5)2, formed by the oxidation of hippuric acid or from benzonitrile and methylal. It crystallizes in long needles and melts at 220.5–221° C. Also called
methylene-dibenzamide .
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