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eth·a·nol·amine .eth-ə-'näl-ə-.mēn, -'nōl- n a colorless liquid amino alcohol C2H7NO used esp. as a solvent for fats and oils, as soap in emulsions (as lotions or creams) when combined with fatty acids, and in gas purification called also monoethanolamine
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eth·a·nol·amine (eth″ə-nolґə-mēn) 1. monoethanolamine. 2. any of several related amine derivatives having one or more ethanol substituents.Medical dictionary. 2011.