dialkylamine

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noun

Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups

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

noundialkylamine (plural dialkylamines)

plural dialkylamines

  1. chemistryAny secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalc(ohol)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Egyptianjmn
  18. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  19. LatinAmmōn
  20. Latinammoniacus
  21. Englishammonia
  22. Englishamine
  23. Englishdialkylamine

From di- + alkyl + amine.

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APA

dialkylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkylamine

MLA

“dialkylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkylamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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