triethylamine [trahy-eth-uh l-uh-meen, -eth-uh l-uh-meen, -am-in] WORD ORIGIN noun Chemistry. a colorless, flammable liquid, C6H15N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of triethylamine First recorded in 1840–50; tri- + ethyl + amine Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019