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octadecylamine

octadecylamine noun: any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octadecane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₁₇NH₂.

Noun

octadecylamine (plural octadecylamines)

  1. Any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octadecane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₁₇NH₂

Forms of octadecylamine

pluraloctadecylamines

Origin of octadecylamine

From octadecyl + amine.

Questions about octadecylamine

What does octadecylamine mean?
Octadecylamine means any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octadecane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₁₇NH₂.
What part of speech is octadecylamine?
Octadecylamine is a noun.
What is the plural of octadecylamine?
The plural of octadecylamine is octadecylamines.

Words near octadecylamine in the dictionary

  1. octadecenol
  2. octadecenols
  3. octadecenoyl
  4. octadecenoyls
  5. octadecyl
  6. octadecylamine
  7. octadecylamines
  8. octadecyls
  9. octadecylsilane
  10. octadecyne
  11. octadehydrocorrin

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