alkylamine

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noun

Any aliphatic amine

OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounalkylamine (plural alkylamines)

plural alkylamines

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic amine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alkine

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Egyptianjmn
  12. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  13. LatinAmmōn
  14. Latinammoniacus
  15. Englishammonia
  16. Englishamine
  17. Englishalkylamine

From alkyl + amine.

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Translations

Portuguese alquilamina
  • alquilaminaany aliphatic amine
Cite this entry
APA

alkylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylamine

MLA

“alkylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylamine.

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