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octylamine

octylamine noun: any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₂.

Noun

octylamine (plural octylamines)

  1. Any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₂

Forms of octylamine

pluraloctylamines

Origin of octylamine

From octyl + amine.

Questions about octylamine

What does octylamine mean?
Octylamine means any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₂.
What part of speech is octylamine?
Octylamine is a noun.
What is the plural of octylamine?
The plural of octylamine is octylamines.

Words near octylamine in the dictionary

  1. octyl
  2. octyl gallate
  3. octylaldehyde
  4. octylamide
  5. octylamides
  6. octylamine
  7. octylamines
  8. octylammonium
  9. octylated
  10. octylation
  11. octylations

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