ethylenimine

noun

eth·​yl·​en·​imine

variants or ethyleneimine

ˌethəˈlēnəˌmēn

: a colorless liquid toxic base C₂H₄NH made by dehydration of ethanolamine and used especially in making finishing agents for textiles

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ethylene + imine

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