Trimethylamine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trimethylamine is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
Example Sentences
We would get fresh fish every Friday, carp and pike, which my mother would grind to make the gefilte fish for shabbas. One Friday I added a little trimethylamine to the fish, and when my mother smelled this, she grimaced and threw the lot away.
Word Forms
- trimethylamines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triethylamine, methylamine, dimethylamine, ethylamine, monomethylamine, trimethylammonium.
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