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dimethylaniline

dimethylaniline noun: the tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl.

Noun

dimethylaniline (countable and uncountable, plural dimethylanilines)

  1. The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl

Forms of dimethylaniline

pluraldimethylanilines

Origin of dimethylaniline

From di- + methyl + aniline.

Questions about dimethylaniline

What does dimethylaniline mean?
Dimethylaniline means the tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl.
What part of speech is dimethylaniline?
Dimethylaniline is a noun.
What is the plural of dimethylaniline?
The plural of dimethylaniline is dimethylanilines.

Words near dimethylaniline in the dictionary

  1. dimethylaminos
  2. dimethylaminostilbene
  3. dimethylammonium
  4. dimethylammoniums
  5. dimethylamphetamine
  6. dimethylaniline
  7. dimethylanilines
  8. dimethylanilinyl
  9. dimethylanthracene
  10. dimethylanthracenes
  11. dimethylargininase

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