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tertiary amine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
ter-tiary amine
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amine, containing three radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃-N; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring.

Inflected Forms

tertiary amines (plural)

Phrases

primary amine secondary amine quaternary ammonium compound

Frequently Paired Words

primary amine secondary amine quaternary ammonium compound

Questions

What does tertiary amine mean?
An amine, containing three radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃-N; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring.

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