ethanolamine

noun

eth·​a·​nol·​amine ˌe-thə-ˈnä-lə-ˌmēn  -ˈnō- 

 British also  ˌē-

: a colorless liquid amino alcohol C₂H₇NO used especially as a solvent in the synthesis of detergents and in gas purification

Examples of ethanolamine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The activation chemicals used (ammonia, ethanolamine, etc.) are window dressing on this fundamental problem. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

The new discovery suggests ethanolamine is much more widespread. —The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2021

Although never before spotted in space, astronomers have found ethanolamine in meteorites. —The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ethanolamine

• antisubmarine
• catecholamine
• dichlorobenzene
• dimethylamine
• diphenylamine
• hydroxylamine
• isobutylene
• mercaptopurine
• nucleoprotein
• penicillamine
• phenothiazine
• phenylalanine

Medical Definition

ethanolamine

noun

eth·​a·​nol·​amine ˌeth-ə-ˈnäl-ə-ˌmēn  -ˈnōl- 

: a colorless liquid amino alcohol C₂H₇NO used especially as a solvent for fats and oils, as soap in emulsions (as lotions or creams) when combined with fatty acids, and in gas purification

called also monoethanolamine