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tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine

tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine noun: a synthetic derivative of ethylenediamine containing four hydroxyl groups and a C₂H₅ radical used in the preparation of detergents, emulsifiers, resins, plasticizers, toxicants, chelating agents, germicides, de-emulsifiers, and pharmaceuticals.

Noun

tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic derivative of ethylenediamine containing four hydroxyl groups and a C₂H₅ radical used in the preparation of detergents, emulsifiers, resins, plasticizers, toxicants, chelating agents, germicides, de-emulsifiers, and pharmaceuticals.
    • The tubes were packed with tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine-on-Chromosorb (THEED) and the effluent gas was led through a 1/8 in. stainless steel line […]1961, Journal of the American Chemical Society, page 4955
    • Thus, the ethyleneamine may include such compounds as ethylenediamine, N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine and N-dodecyl-diethylenetriamine.1978, Robert C. Eliot, Boiler fuel additives for pollution reduction and energy saving
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    THEED

Synonyms of tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine

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What does tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine mean?
Tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine means a synthetic derivative of ethylenediamine containing four hydroxyl groups and a C₂H₅ radical used in the preparation of detergents, emulsifiers, resins, plasticizers, toxicants, chelating agents, germicides, de-emulsifiers, and pharmaceuticals.
What part of speech is tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine?
Tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine is a noun.

Words near tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydroxyanthraquinones
  2. tetrahydroxybenzoquinone
  3. tetrahydroxyborate
  4. tetrahydroxyborates
  5. tetrahydroxychalcone
  6. tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine
  7. tetrahydroxyl
  8. tetrahydroxylated
  9. tetrahydroxyls
  10. tetrahydroxyquinone
  11. tetrahydrozoline

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