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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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