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  amine

  noun

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

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

amine

¹ American  

[uh-meen, am-in] / əˈmin, ˈæm ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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-amine ² American  

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

   Dramamine.

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amine ¹ British  

/ əˈmiːn, ˈæmɪn /

noun

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

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-amine ² British  

combining form

1. indicating an amine

   histamine

   methylamine

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amine Scientific  

/ ə-mēn′,ăm′ēn /

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of organic compounds that may be considered derivatives of ammonia (NH ₃) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical. In aniline (C ₆ H ₅ NH ₂), for example, one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a phenyl group (C ₆ H ₅).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

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Other Word Forms

• aminity
  noun
• aminic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of amine

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

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amine

An amine is a special chemical mixture related to ammonia.

From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 4, 2024

The second component of the gel is oxidized dextran, a polysaccharide that can form strong but reversible bonds with the amine groups of the pluronic micelles.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

The primary materials needed to manufacture this type of cathode are a quinone precursor and an amine precursor, which are already commercially available and produced in large quantities as commodity chemicals.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

The carboxylic acid carbon, O = C – OH, of one amino acid can form a bond with the amine, NH2, of another amino acid.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Concentrated acids convert them into the isomeric nitro-amines, the -NO2 group going into the nucleus in the ortho- or para- position to the amine nitrogen; this appears to indicate that the compounds are nitramines.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various