Ethanolamine
"Ethanolamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
| Descriptor ID |
D019856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.375 D02.033.375.291.375 D02.092.063.291.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethanolamine- Ethanolamine
- Colamine
- Monoethanolamine
- 2-Aminoethanol
- 2 Aminoethanol
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