Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methylamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: methy-lamine
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The simplest aliphatic amine, CH₃NH₂, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From methyl + amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylamines (plural)

Derived Forms

dimethylamine monomethylamine trimethylamine

Questions

What does methylamine mean?: The simplest aliphatic amine, CH₃NH₂, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications.
Where does methylamine come from?: From methyl + amine.

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