noun
- Plural of phenetidine; organic compounds derived from phenetole (ethoxybenzene) by substitution of amino groups, used in chemical synthesis and pharmaceutical research.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Phenetidines are important intermediates in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds.
- The chemist prepared several phenetidine derivatives for the research project.
- Different isomers of phenetidines exhibit distinct chemical properties.
- Phenetidines are commonly used in organic synthesis laboratories.