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Ethanolamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ethanolamine
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.100.291.375
D02.033.375.291.375
D02.092.063.291.375
Unique ID
D019856
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019856
Annotation
ETHANOLAMINES also available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
2-Aminoethanol
Colamine
Monoethanolamine
Registry Number
5KV86114PT
Related Numbers
141-43-5
Previous Indexing
Ethanolamines (1973-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98; ETHANOLAMINE was indexed under ETHANOLAMINES 1973-97
History Note
98; use ETHANOLAMINE (NM) 1980-97
Entry Combination
analogs & derivatives:Ethanolamines
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Ethanolamine Preferred
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