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oleylamine

oleylamine noun: an unsaturated fatty amine with the chemical formula C₁₈H₃₅NH₂, used as a surfactant and in the synthesis of nanoparticles.

Noun

oleylamine (uncountable)

  1. An unsaturated fatty amine with the chemical formula C₁₈H₃₅NH₂, used as a surfactant and in the synthesis of nanoparticles.
    • Oleic acid and oleylamine were then injected into the mixture, which was then heated to 200°C for 2 h, heated to 350°C for 1.5 h, cooled to room temperature, treated with acetone to precipitate MnMEIO nanoparticles, centrifuged (12,000 rpm) to remove solvent and unreacted reagents, and redispersed...2016 February 18, “Development of Bifunctional Gadolinium-Labeled Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles (Gd-MnMEIO) for In Vivo MR Imaging of the Liver in an Animal Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of oleylamine

From oleyl + amine.

Questions about oleylamine

What does oleylamine mean?
Oleylamine means an unsaturated fatty amine with the chemical formula C₁₈H₃₅NH₂, used as a surfactant and in the synthesis of nanoparticles.
What part of speech is oleylamine?
Oleylamine is a noun.

Words near oleylamine in the dictionary

  1. oleuropeins
  2. Olevsk
  3. Olexa
  4. Olexas
  5. oleyl
  6. oleylamine
  7. olezarsen
  8. oleïc acid
  9. Oleśnica
  10. olf
  11. olfact

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