triethylamine

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ ethyl +‎ -amine.

Noun

triethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural triethylamines)

1. (organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.

Synonyms

• TEA

Hypernyms

• tertiary amine
• ethylamine

Related terms

Related terms

• triethanolamine
• tri-
• ethylamine
• ethyl
• -amine
• amine