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butylamine

noun
bu·tyl·amine | \ ¦byütᵊlə¦mēn , -ütᵊl- , -l¦amə̇n \
plural -s

Definition of butylamine 

1 : any of four flammable liquid bases C4H9NH2 especially : the normal amine CH3CH2CH2CH2NH2 used chiefly in organic synthesis

2 : any amine in which butyl is attached to the nitrogen atom

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International Scientific Vocabulary butyl + amine

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butyl acetate

butyl alcohol

butyl aldehyde

butylamine

butyl aminobenzoate

butylate

butylated

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