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alkanolamine

alkanolamine noun: a chemical compound that contains both hydroxyl and amino functional groups on an alkane backbone.

Noun

alkanolamine (plural alkanolamines)

  1. A chemical compound that contains both hydroxyl and amino functional groups on an alkane backbone.

Forms of alkanolamine

pluralalkanolamines

Questions about alkanolamine

What does alkanolamine mean?
Alkanolamine means a chemical compound that contains both hydroxyl and amino functional groups on an alkane backbone.
What part of speech is alkanolamine?
Alkanolamine is a noun.
What is the plural of alkanolamine?
The plural of alkanolamine is alkanolamines.

Words near alkanolamine in the dictionary

  1. alkanofers
  2. alkanoic
  3. alkanoic acid
  4. alkanoic acids
  5. alkanol
  6. alkanolamine
  7. alkanolamines
  8. alkanols
  9. alkanone
  10. alkanones
  11. alkanoyl

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