/eth'euh nol"euh meen', -noh"leuh-, -neuh lam"in/ , n. Chem.
a viscous liquid with an odor of ammonia, C 2 H 7 NO, used to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from natural gas, and in the manufacture of antibiotics. Also called colamine .
[ 1895-1900; ETHANOL + AMINE ]