ethylamine
noun
eth·yl·amine
¦ethələ¦mēn
1
: a colorless flammable volatile liquid base C2H5NH2 that has an ammoniacal odor, is usually made from ammonia and ether or alcohol, and is used chiefly in organic synthesis
called also monoethylamine
2
: an amine containing ethyl attached to amino nitrogen see diethylamine , triethylamine
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ethyl + amine
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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