ethyleneimine

English

Etymology

From ethylene +‎ imine.

Noun

ethyleneimine (plural ethyleneimines)

  1. (organic chemistry) aziridine
    • 2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387:
      From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).

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