Definition of Ethanolamine

1. Noun. (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 ¹

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Definition of Ethanolamine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethanolamine

1. A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odour. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove co2 and h2s from natural gas and other gases. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethanolamine

ethanediol
ethanedithiol
ethanes
ethanethiol
ethanium
ethanoate
ethanoates
ethanoic
ethanoic acid
ethanoicer
ethanoicest
ethanol
ethanol acyltransferase
ethanolamide
ethanolamides
ethanolamine (current term)
ethanolamine ammonia-lyase
ethanolamine transphosphatidylase
ethanolaminephosphate phospho-lyase
ethanolaminephosphotransferase
ethanolamines
ethanolate
ethanolates
ethanolic
ethanols
ethanoyl chloride
ethanoyl group
ethanoyl radical
ethaverine hydrochloride
ethcathinone

Literary usage of Ethanolamine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emergency And Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels For Selected Submarine by Best, National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"Distribution and metabolism of topically applied ethanolamine. Fundam. ... ethanolamine exposures of workers using machining fluids in the automotive parts ..."

2. Emf Science Review Symposium: Breakout Group Reports for Theoretical edited by Mary S. Wolfe, Christopher J. Portier (1997)
"The breakout group focused on ODC, Na,K-ATPase, and enzymes (ethanolamine ammonia lyase, and horseradish peroxidase) that are affected through radical pair ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"It forms complexes with ligands such as ethylenediamine (en), ethanolamine, and related bases which are soluble in dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl ..."

4. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"... METHYL ETHYL KETONE, ETHANOL, and TOLUENE in blood, 8002 ethanolamine, see AMINOETHANOL COMPOUNDS I, 2007; AMINOETHANOL COMPOUNDS II, 3509 ethanolamine ..."

5. Review of International Technologies for Destruction of Recovered Chemical by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The GB or GD is dissolved in industrial-grade ethanolamine containing ... Alcohols produced in the reactions and excess ethanolamine are distilled from the ..."

6. 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders During edited by Barry Leonard (2000)
"... Ethanol 127 1170 Ethanol. solution 127 1170 ethanolamine 153 2491 ethanolamine. solution 153 2491 Ethers, nos 127 3271 Ethion 152 2783 Ethyl acetate 129 ..."

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