A crystalline solid obtained as a by-product in the preparation of phenylurea from aniline and urea and now usually called diphenylurea; any substituted derivative of this.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From carbo- + anil + -ide.
Definition of carbanilide in US English:
carbanilide
noun
Chemistry
A crystalline solid obtained as a by-product in the preparation of phenylurea from aniline and urea and now usually called diphenylurea; any substituted derivative of this.