ethanolamine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English ethanolamine From ethanol + -amine.
Meanings
- a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethanolamines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phosphatidylethanolamine · phosphorylethanolamine · triethanolamine · ethanolaminephosphotransferase · phosphoethanolamine · monoethanolamine · acylethanolamine
Relateds
ethanol · -amine · amine · ethane · -ol
Translations (2)
cmn 乙醇胺 (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia) · pt etanolamina (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia)