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ethanolamine Chem.|ɛθəˈnəʊləmiːn| [f. prec. + amine.] Any of three compounds in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms in ammonia is replaced by a group CH2CH2OH, which are viscous, high-boiling liquids usu. manufactured from oxirane (ethylene oxide) and ammonia with extensive industrial uses; spec. 2-aminoethanol, H2NCH2CH2OH; also, any other amino alcohol structurally related to ethyl alcohol.
1897Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXII. i. 313 (heading) Amido⁓ethylic alcohol (1:2-ethanolamine). 1950Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. V. 855 The ethanolamines, combined with fatty acids, yield soaps that are extensively used in industry as emulsifiers and detergents. 1951C. R. Noller Chem. Org. Compounds xxxiv. 694 Ethanolamine and its trimethylammonium salts, the cholines.., constitute a portion of an important class of biological substances known as the phospholipids. 1959Times 1 Apr. 7 (Advt.), Even the photograph was processed with the help of Shell ethanolamines. |