ethylamine

[ eth-uhl-uh-meen, -min, -am-in ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a flammable liquid with an odor of ammonia, C 2 H 7 N, used as a stabilizer for rubber latex, as a dye intermediate, and in organic synthesis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethylamine¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ethyl + amine

Example Sentences

The Rosina instrument, a mass spectrometer on board Rosetta, detected the amino acid glycine, as well as the chemicals from which it is formed, methylamine and ethylamine.

From The Guardian

The results reveal that the comet’s coma - the cloud of gas and dust that envelops the comet as it warms - contains the amino acid glycine, as well as the chemicals from which it is formed: methylamine and ethylamine.

From The Guardian

C2H5NH2, which is known as ethylamine.

From Project Gutenberg

Laboratory experiments have also been carried out on such different nitrogenous substances as ethylamine, thiocyanates, gelatin, urea, asparagin, and albuminoids of milk.

From Project Gutenberg