trimethylamine
noun
trimethylamine is spelled T-R-I-M-E-T-H-Y-L-A-M-I-N-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trimethylamine means “The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trimethylamine is trimethylamines.
How many letters and syllables are in trimethylamine?
| Letters | 14: T-R-I-M-E-T-H-Y-L-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trimethylamine?
Trimethylamine appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of trimethylamine
- trimethylamines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trimethylamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate trimethylamine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of trimethylamine: TMA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trimethylamine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (CH3)3N:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | triméthylamine |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trimethylamine come from?
From trimethyl + amine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).