English Explanatory Dictionary

amine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  2. Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Pronunciation

/əˈmiːn/ /ˈæ.mɪn/ /ˈeɪ.miːn/ /ˈæ.miːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-amine.wav

Word forms

amine amines

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine From ammonia + -ine.

Related words

ammine

Derived words

adamantylamine alkoxyamine alkylamine allenylamine allylamine amidoamine aminal aminase amination amine imide amine oxide aminergic amine scrubber amine ylide aminic aminimide aminium amino- aminol aminyl arylalkylamine arylamine benzylamine bioamine butylamine chlormethine clomifene colesevelam cyclohexylamine cyclopropylamine diacylamine dialkylamine diarylamine dicyclomine dienamine dimenhydrinate dinitrodiphenylamine dodecylamine fluorescamine fluoxetine fluvoxamine fructosamine galactopyranosylamine galantamine gallamine glycosylamine haloamine heptylamine hexosamine hexylamine homoallylamine indolamine ketamine lactosamine mecamylamine miglitol mitoclomine naphthylamine neuroamine nitramine
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