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triethylamine

triethylamine noun: the tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.

Noun

triethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural triethylamines)

  1. The tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.
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Synonyms of triethylamine

Forms of triethylamine

pluraltriethylamines

Origin of triethylamine

From tri- + ethyl + -amine.

Questions about triethylamine

What does triethylamine mean?
Triethylamine means the tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.
What part of speech is triethylamine?
Triethylamine is a noun.
What is the plural of triethylamine?
The plural of triethylamine is triethylamines.

Words near triethylamine in the dictionary

  1. triethoxysilane
  2. triethoxyvinylsilane
  3. triethyl
  4. triethylaluminium
  5. triethylaluminum
  6. triethylamine
  7. triethylamines
  8. triethylammonium
  9. triethylborane
  10. triethylboron
  11. triethylene

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