methylamine

[meth-uh-luh-meen, -uh l-am-in]

noun Chemistry.

any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH5N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.

Origin of methylamine

First recorded in 1840–50; methyl- + amine

Also called monomethylamine.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for methylamine

Contemporary Examples of methylamine

In normal shows, a complicated train heist involving stealing a thousand gallons of methylamine would take an entire hour.
The 17 Most Iconic Scenes in ‘Breaking Bad’ (VIDEO)
Tricia Romano
September 29, 2013

Historical Examples of methylamine

The simplest ptomaine is , in which one H is replaced by methyl, methylamine, a gaseous ptomaine.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology
Charles Bradfield Morrey
Nascent hydrogen reduces cyanamide to ammonia and methylamine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8
Various

British Dictionary definitions for methylamine

methylamine

noun

a colourless flammable water-soluble gas, used in the manufacture of herbicides, dyes, and drugs. Formula: CH 3 NH 2

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

methylamine in Science

methylamine

[mĕth′ə-lə-mēn′, -lăm′ēn, mə-thĭl′ə-mēn′]

A toxic, flammable gas produced naturally by the decomposition of organic matter and also made synthetically. It is used as a solvent and in the manufacture of many products, such as dyes and insecticides. Chemical formula: CH5N.