Amin

¹ American  

[ah-meen] / ɑˈmin /

noun

1. Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

---

amin- ² American  

1. variant of amino- before a vowel.

---

Amin ¹ British  

/ ɑː-, æˈmiːn /

noun

1. a former official name for (Lake) Edward

---

Amin ² British  

/ æˈmiːn, ɑː- /

noun

1. Idi (ˈiːdiː). 1925–2003, Ugandan soldier; dictator and head of state (1971–79). Notorious for his brutality, he was overthrown and exiled

---

Example Sentences

"The recently discovered glymphatic system is like the brain's plumbing and garbage disposal system," said Dhanush Amin, M.D., the study's lead author and a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Cleveland Clinic Nevada.

From Science Daily

"When this system doesn't work properly, damaging proteins can accumulate, which have been linked to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia," said Dr. Amin, now an assistant professor of neuroradiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

From Science Daily

Dr. Amin emphasized that understanding how repeated head impacts affect the glymphatic system is essential for identifying neurodegenerative risk early in athletes who participate in contact sports.

From Science Daily

"We believe that the glymphatic index was initially high in the impaired athlete group because the brain initially responds to repeated head injuries by ramping up its cleaning mechanism, but eventually, it becomes overwhelmed," Dr. Amin said.

From Science Daily

Trade with Iran and Turkmenistan has jumped 60–70 percent since mid-October, said Mohammad Yousuf Amin, head of the Chamber of Commerce in Herat, in western Afghanistan.

From Barron's