ethyleneimine

English

Etymology

From ethylene +‎ imine.

Noun

ethyleneimine (plural ethyleneimines)

1. (organic chemistry) aziridine
   • 2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387:

     From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

Derived terms

• polyethyleneimine