trimethylamine
trimethylamine noun: the tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
Noun
trimethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural trimethylamines)
- The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
- We would get fresh fish every Friday, carp and pike, which my mother would grind to make the gefilte fish for shabbas. One Friday I added a little trimethylamine to the fish, and when my mother smelled this, she grimaced and threw the lot away.2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
trimethylamine meaning in Malay
trimethylamine in Malay
- (CH3)3N
- trimetilamin
Forms of trimethylamine
| plural | trimethylamines |
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Origin of trimethylamine
From trimethyl + amine.
Words formed from trimethylamine
Questions about trimethylamine
- What does trimethylamine mean?
- Trimethylamine means the tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
- What is trimethylamine in Malay?
- Trimethylamine in Malay is trimetilamin. See Trimethylamine meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is trimethylamine?
- Trimethylamine is a noun.
- What is the plural of trimethylamine?
- The plural of trimethylamine is trimethylamines.
Words near trimethylamine in the dictionary
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