"trimethylamine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trimethylamines [plural]
Etymology: From trimethyl + amine. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trimethyl|amine}} trimethyl + amine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trimethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural trimethylamines)
  1. (organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition. Wikipedia link: trimethylamine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations ((CH3)3N): trimetilamina [feminine] (Catalan), 三甲胺 (sānjiǎ'àn) (Chinese Mandarin), triméthylamine [feminine] (French), үшметиламин (üşmetilamin) (Kazakh), trimetilamin (Malay), триметилами́н (trimetilamín) [masculine] (Russian)

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