trimethylamine

Noun

Meaning

A colorless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

diethylamine triethylamine tertiary amines dimethylbenzylamine diisopropylamine diethylmethylamine diisobutylamine dimethyloctylamine dimethylphenethylamine dimethylpropylamine dimethylcyclohexylamine dimethylpiperidinylamine dimethyldodecylamine dimethylnonylamine dipropylamine

Examples

In sterically hindered amines, as in the case of trimethylamine, the protonated form is not well-solvated. Source: Internet

Like other acid herbicides, current formulations use either an amine salt (often trimethylamine ) or one of many esters of the parent compound. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

trimethylalkane trimethylaluminium trimethylaluminum trimethylaminuria trimethylammonium trimethylanaminium