Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diethanolamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: di-ethanolamine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydroxy secondary amine, (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₂NH, used as a chemical intermediate and to absorb acidic gases.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

diethanolamines (plural)

Synonyms

DEA iminodiethanol

Questions

What does diethanolamine mean?: A hydroxy secondary amine, (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₂NH, used as a chemical intermediate and to absorb acidic gases.

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