ETHANOLAMINE

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ e-th ə - ' nä-l ə - ˌ m ē n, - ' n ō -, Brit also ˌ ē -

Function: noun

Date: 1897

: a colorless liquid amino alcohol C 2 H 7 NO used especially as a solvent in the synthesis of detergents and in gas purification