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methylamine definition

methyl·amine (met̸h′əl ə mēn′, -əl am′ēn′)

noun

a colorless, flammable gas, CHNH, that smells like ammonia and is usually prepared synthetically by heating methanol with ammonia under pressure in the presence of a catalyst: it is used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, etc.

Etymology: methyl + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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