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trimethylamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
trimethy-lamine
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From trimethyl + amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trimethylamines (plural)

Derived Forms

trimethylaminuria

Questions

What does trimethylamine mean?
The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
Where does trimethylamine come from?
From trimethyl + amine.

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