dimethylamine

Definitions

noun A colorless gas, (CH₃)₂NH, present in herring-brine, and formed by the putrefaction of fish, gelatin, and proteid material in general. It is prepared by the action of sodium hydroxid on nitrosodimethylaniline, boils at 7.2-7.3° C., and resembles ammonia in its odor and in the constitution of its salts.

noun organic chemistry The secondary amine (CH3)2NH that has a number of industrial uses.

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S. 3244: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.

WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009
S. 3251: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.

WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009
S. 3244: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.

WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009
S. 3251: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.

WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009
To suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010
And during frozen storage, the fish’s own enzymes also convert some TMA to DMA dimethylamine, which smells weakly of ammonia.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
And during frozen storage, the fish’s own enzymes also convert some TMA to DMA dimethylamine, which smells weakly of ammonia.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004