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ethylamine
"A volatile, basic liquid with a pungent odour, usually made by the reaction of ethanol and ammonia and used in chemical synthesis", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in
The Chemical Gazette
. From ethyl + amine, after French
éthylamine
.