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eth·yl·amine | \ ¦ethələ¦mēn \
Definition of ethylamine
1 : a colorless flammable volatile liquid base C2H5NH2 that has an ammoniacal odor, is usually made from ammonia and ether or alcohol, and is used chiefly in organic synthesis
— called also monoethylamine
2 : an amine containing ethyl attached to amino nitrogen — see diethylamine , triethylamine
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