butylamine

noun

bu·​tyl·​amine

¦byütᵊlə¦mēn,

-ütᵊl-,

-l¦amə̇n

plural -s

1

: any of four flammable liquid bases C₄H₉NH₂

especially : the normal amine CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂ used chiefly in organic synthesis

2

: any amine in which butyl is attached to the nitrogen atom

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary butyl + amine

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