triethylamine
English
Etymology
From
tri-
+
ethyl
+
-amine
.
Noun
triethylamine
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
triethylamines
)
(
organic chemistry
)
The
tertiary amine
(CH
3
-CH
2
)
3
N, having many
industrial
uses.
Synonyms
TEA
Hypernyms
tertiary amine
ethylamine
Related terms
amine
-amine
ethyl
ethylamine
tri-
triethanolamine