triethylamine
nounEtymology From tri- + ethyl + -amine.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences The tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.
- Synonyms
- TEA
- Related terms
- amine, -amine, ethyl, ethylamine, tri-, triethanolamine
- Hypernyms
- tertiary amine, ethylamine