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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of organic compounds that may be considered derivatives of ammonia (NH ₃) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical. In aniline (C ₆ H ₅ NH ₂), for example, one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a phenyl group (C ₆ H ₅).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 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 amine plays crucial roles in controlling gene expression in cellular, developmental and disease processes, and its production cost has previously been $103 per gram.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

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

Morphine, C17H19NO3, is a tertiary amine, and appears to contain a hydroxyl group like phenols, to which class of bodies it has some analogies, as is shown in its reaction with ferric chloride.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various