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allylamines

allylamines is the plural of allylamine.

Meaning of allylamine

Noun

allylamine (plural allylamines)

  1. The unsaturated primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its derivatives
    • The formation of this substance, which we propose to designate allylamine, is perfectly analogous to the production of ethylamine by means of cyanate of ethyl.1857 June 18, Augustus William Hofmann, “Researches on a New Class of Alcohols”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, page 567
    Synonyms:
    acrylamine, propenylamine

Questions about allylamines

What is allylamines the plural of?
Allylamines is the plural of allylamine.

Words near allylamines in the dictionary

  1. allyl isothiocyanate
  2. allylalcohol
  3. allylamide
  4. allylamides
  5. allylamine
  6. allylamines
  7. allylamino
  8. allylate
  9. allylated
  10. allylates
  11. allylation

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