amine
1 Americannoun
noun
combining form
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Origin of amine
First recorded in 1860–65; am(monium) + -ine 2
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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
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