tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine

English

Noun

tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) A synthetic derivative of ethylenediamine containing four hydroxyl groups and a C₂H₅ radical used in the preparation of detergents, emulsifiers, resins, plasticizers, toxicants, chelating agents, germicides, de-emulsifiers, and pharmaceuticals.

   Synonym: THEED

   • 1961, Journal of the American Chemical Society, page 4955:

     The tubes were packed with tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine-on-Chromosorb (THEED) and the effluent gas was led through a 1/8 in. stainless steel line […]

   • 1978, Robert C. Eliot, Boiler fuel additives for pollution reduction and energy saving:

     Thus, the ethyleneamine may include such compounds as ethylenediamine, N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine and N-dodecyl-diethylenetriamine.