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triethanolamine

triethanolamine noun: the tertiary amine (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₃N derived from ethanolamine.

Noun

triethanolamine (uncountable)

  1. The tertiary amine (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₃N derived from ethanolamine
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of triethanolamine

Forms of triethanolamine

alternative formtriethanol amine

Origin of triethanolamine

From tri- + ethanol + -amine.

Questions about triethanolamine

What does triethanolamine mean?
Triethanolamine means the tertiary amine (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₃N derived from ethanolamine.
What part of speech is triethanolamine?
Triethanolamine is a noun.

Words near triethanolamine in the dictionary

  1. Triestinos
  2. trieteric
  3. trieterical
  4. trieterics
  5. trieth
  6. triethanolamine
  7. triethiodide
  8. triethiodides
  9. triethoxy
  10. triethoxysilane
  11. triethoxyvinylsilane

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