diethanolamine
noun
diethanolamine is spelled D-I-E-T-H-A-N-O-L-A-M-I-N-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diethanolamine means “A hydroxy secondary amine, (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₂NH, used as a chemical intermediate and to absorb acidic gases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diethanolamine is diethanolamines.
How many letters and syllables are in diethanolamine?
| Letters | 14: D-I-E-T-H-A-N-O-L-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diethanolamine?
Diethanolamine appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of diethanolamine
- diethanolamines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diethanolamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hydroxy secondary amine, (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₂NH, used as a chemical intermediate and to absorb acidic gases.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate diethanolamine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of diethanolamine: DEA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diethanolamine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hydroxy secondary amine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diéthanolamine |
| Spanish | dietanolamina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.