ethanolamine

See also: éthanolamine

English

Etymology

From ethanol +‎ -amine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ethanolamine (plural ethanolamines)

1. (chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications

Derived terms

• acylethanolamine
• ethanolaminephosphotransferase
• monoethanolamine
• phosphatidylethanolamine
• phosphoethanolamine
• phosphorylethanolamine
• triethanolamine

 

Related terms

• ethane
• -ol
• ethanol
• amine
• -amine

Translations

a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙醇胺 (yǐ chún àn)

• Portuguese: etanolamina f