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| methylamine comparison table | ||||
| Subject | is a kind of | is an instance of | has definition | has symbol | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| interstellar molecule | molecule | Molecule present in interstellar space. As of late 1974, at least 33 molecular species had been identified with reasonable certainty. | ||
| methylamine | interstellar molecule | A molecule discovered in interstellar apace in 1974, in Sgr B2, at a frequency of 87.77 GHz. Methylamine can react with formic acid to produce glycine, the simplest amino acid. | CH3NH2 | 
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