benzylamine

noun

ben·​zyl·​amine

¦ben-ˌzil-ə-¦mēn,

-¦a-ˌmēn,

-mən,

-zēl-

plural -s

: a colorless liquid base C₆H₅CH₂NH₂ made synthetically (as by the action of ammonia on benzyl chloride)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary benzyl + amine

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