diethylaminoethanol

[ dahy-eth-uhl-uh-mee-noh-eth-uh-nawl, -nol, -am-uh-noh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diethylaminoethanol¹

di- ¹ + ethyl + amino- + ethanol