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ψ	3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine under Benzidines

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Definition: Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, liver, and kidney damage and are potent, broad-spectrum carcinogens in most species.

Other names Biphenyldiamines; Bianilines

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine [ 3,3',5,5'-TMP,tetramethyl benzidine ]	54827-17-7 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl(1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine	Benzidines Pharma Action* Chromogenic Compounds	Anal Biochem 98(2):388;1979

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