tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
64
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A synthetic derivative of ethylenediamine containing four hydroxyl groups and a C₂H₅ radical used in the preparation of detergents, emulsifiers, resins, plasticizers, toxicants, chelating agents, germicides, de-emulsifiers, and pharmaceuticals.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The tubes were packed with tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine-on-Chromosorb (THEED) and the effluent gas was led through a 1/8 in. stainless steel line […]"
- "Thus, the ethyleneamine may include such compounds as ethylenediamine, N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine and N-dodecyl-diethylenetriamine."