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benzidine

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benzidine /ben·zi·dine/ (ben´zĭ-dēn) a carcinogen and toxin once widely used as a test for occult blood.
ben·zi·dine (bnz-dn)
n.
A yellowish, white, or reddish-gray crystalline powder used in dyes and to detect blood.
benzidine
a compound used as a test for traces of blood (benzidine test).


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