TRIMETHYLAMINE

Etymology

Noun

trimethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural trimethylamines)

(organic compound) The tertiary amine (CH3)3N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*meth`yl*am"ine, n. Etym: [Trimethyl- + amine.] (Chem.)

Definition: A colorless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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