triethanolamine

noun

triethanolamine

noun

Etymology From tri- + ethanol + -amine.

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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences The tertiary amine (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₃N derived from ethanolamine

Synonyms: TEA
Related terms: -amine, amine, ethan-, ethanol, ethanolamine, -ol, tri-, triethylamine, triol
Hypernyms: tertiary amine, ethanolamine, triol

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