ethylamine

noun

eth·​yl·​amine

¦ethələ¦mēn

1

: a colorless flammable volatile liquid base C₂H₅NH₂ that has an ammoniacal odor, is usually made from ammonia and ether or alcohol, and is used chiefly in organic synthesis

called also monoethylamine

2

: an amine containing ethyl attached to amino nitrogen see diethylamine , triethylamine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ethyl + amine

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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