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ethylamine

[ eth-uhl-uh-meen, -min, -am-in ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a flammable liquid with an odor of ammonia, C 2 H 7 N, used as a stabilizer for rubber latex, as a dye intermediate, and in organic synthesis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethylamine1

First recorded in 1840–50; ethyl + amine

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ethyl alcoholethyl aminobenzoate