ethylamine

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noun

A colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH₃-CH₂-NH₂ having many industrial applications.

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

nounethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural ethylamines)

plural ethylamines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH₃-CH₂-NH₂ having many industrial applications.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ethanamine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  3. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  5. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  6. Latinaethēr
  7. GermanÄther
  8. GermanEther
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. GermanEthy
  12. Englishethyl
  13. Egyptianjmn
  14. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  15. LatinAmmōn
  16. Latinammoniacus
  17. Englishammonia
  18. Englishamine
  19. Englishethylamine

From ethyl + -amine.

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APA

ethylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylamine

MLA

“ethylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethylamine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylamine.

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