amine

¹

[uh-meen, am-in]

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.

-amine

²

1. variant of amino- as final element of a compound word.

   Dramamine.

-amine

¹

combining form

1. indicating an amine

   histamine

   methylamine

amine

²

/ əˈmiːn, ˈæmɪn /

noun

1. an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups

amine

1. Any of a group of organic compounds that may be considered derivatives of ammonia (NH ₃) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical. In aniline (C ₆ H ₅ NH ₂), for example, one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a phenyl group (C ₆ H ₅). Amines are produced by the decay of organic matter.

Other Word Forms

• aminic adjective
• aminity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amine¹

First recorded in 1860–65; am(monium) + -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of amine¹

C19: from _am ( _monium ) + _-ine ²

Example Sentences

Amine Kessaci, 22, was writing in Le Monde newspaper a day after the funeral of his younger brother Mehdi, whose murder last week has been described by the government as a turning-point in France's drugs wars.

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Mehdi Kessaci, 20, was shot dead last Wednesday as he parked his car in central Marseille in what appears to have been a warning or punishment aimed at his older brother, Amine, from the city's drugs gangs.

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That murder prompted Amine to launch his association, Conscience, which aims to expose the damage to working-class communities caused by gangs.

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Marseille is renowned for worsening drugs wars, and Amine Kessaci recently wrote a book called Marseille Wipe your Tears – Life and Death in a Land of Drugs.

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In his Le Monde article, Amine revealed he was recently warned by police to leave Marseille because of threats to his life.

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