butylamine
noun
bu·tyl·amine
\¦byütələ¦mēn, -ütəl-, -l¦amə̇n\
Definition of butylamine
-s
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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Origin and Etymology of butylamine
International Scientific Vocabulary butyl + amine
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