Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
tri·meth·yl·amine Pronunciation:
"trI-"meth-&l-'am-"En, -&-'mEn Function:
noun : an irritating gaseous orvolatile liquid tertiary amine (CH
3)
3N that has a fishy odor, is only slightly more basic than ammonia, is flammable and forms explosive mixtures with air, is formed as adegradation product of many nitrogenous animal and plant substances, and is used chiefly in making quaternary ammonium compounds (as choline)
