trimethylamine
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trimethylamine
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From trimethyl + amine.
noun trimethylamines
- The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition. 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.
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noun (CH3)3N
| 中文 | 三甲胺 sānjiǎ'àn |
|---|---|
| Français | triméthylamine |
| Русский | триметилами́н trimetilamín |
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title = {trimethylamine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trimethylamine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
