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Word: Ethanolamine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in George M'Gowan (b. 1853). From ethanol + amine, originally after German Aethanolamin
Definition:
Any compound which has an amino group bonded to an ethanol molecule; specifically 2-aminoethanol, a weakly basic, viscous liquid used as a synthetic reagent and in carbon dioxide scrubbers.
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