English Explanatory Dictionary

amino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to an amine.
noun
  1. The amine functional group.
  2. An amino acid.

Pronunciation

/əˈmiːnəʊ/ /əˈmaɪnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amino.wav /əˈminoʊ/

Word forms

amino aminos

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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English amino From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

Related words

imino

Derived words

acetylamino acylamino alkylamino allylamino aminate amino- aminoacetone aminoacetophenone amino acid aminoacidic aminoacyl aminoacyltransferase aminoadenosine amino alcohol amino aldehyde aminoaldehyde aminoallyl aminobenzene aminobenzoic acid aminobutyric amino carbohydrate aminocatalysis aminochromone aminocyclitol aminodeoxysugar aminodiphosphine aminoester aminoethane aminoethyl aminoguanidine aminohexanoic acid aminohexyl aminohydrolase aminohydroxylation aminoimidazole aminoindanol aminoindazole aminoketone aminolevulinic acid aminomethane aminomethoxy aminomethyl aminonaphthol aminonicotinamide aminonitrile aminopenicillin aminopentyl aminophenanthrene aminophenyl aminophosphine aminophosphonate aminopropanal aminopropanol aminopropyl aminoquinoline aminosalicylic aminosiloxydiene aminosterol amino sugar amino-terminal
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