Term Name: | N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nitrosamine |
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Synonyms: | 2-(ethylnitrosamino)ethanol, Aethyl-aethanol-nitrosoamin, EHEN, ethyl(hydroxyethyl)nitrosamine, ethyl-2-hydroxyethylnitrosamine, ethylethanolnitrosamine, N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nitrous amide, N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylnitrosamine, N-nitroso-N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, N-Nitrosoaethylaethanolamin, N-nitrosoethyl-2-hydroxyethylamine, N-nitrosoethylethanolamine |
Definition: | A nitrosamine that is N-nitrosodiethylamine in which one of the ethyl froups has been replaced by a 2-hydroxyethyl group. It is used to induce renal and liver tumours in rodents. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:141568] ( EBI ) |