a flammable liquid with an odor of ammonia, C2H7N, used as a stabilizer for rubber latex, as a dye intermediate, and in organic synthesis
Word origin
[1840–50; ethyl + amine]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dope, flan, layout, organizer, warmup
Examples of 'ethylamine' in a sentence
ethylamine
The pulps were recycled three times with water (without treatment), sodium hydroxide, and ethylamine separately.
Parizad Sheikhi, Mohammad Talaeipour, Amir Homan Hemasi, Habib Kademi Eslam, EsatGumuskaya 2010, 'EFFECT OF DRYING AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT ON BAGASSE SODA PULP PROPERTIES DURING RECYCLING',BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_3_1702_Sheikhi_THEG_Drying_Chem_Bagasse_Soda_Pulp_Recycling/770. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)