Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2NH, prepared by the action of ammonia on ethyl iodide and formed during the putrefaction of fish. It melts at —40° C., boils at 55.5° C., and forms salts with acids similar to those of ammonia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf.
methylamine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The
secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH
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Examples
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The acetonitrile solution containing mixed anhydride is added to 150 ml. of acetonitrile containing 7.6 g. of diethylamine.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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The acetonitrile is evaporated in vacuo leaving a residue which comprises the “normal” and “iso” forms of d-lysergic acid N,N-diethyl amide together with some lysergic acid, the diethylamine salt of trifluoroacetic acid and like by-products.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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Thus, for example, for the production of novocain the assistance of about forty university laboratories throughout the country was invoked, and they proceeded to produce the intermediates, diethylamine and ethylene-monochlor-hydrin.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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