monoethanolamine


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monoethanolamine

 [mon″o-eth″ah-nōl´ah-mēn]
an amino alcohol occurring in phosphatidylethanolamines; used as a pharmaceutical surfactant. The oleate salt, a sclerosing agent, is called ethanolamine oleate. Called also ethanolamine.
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