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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  

combining form

1. indicating an amine

   histamine

   methylamine

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of organic compounds that may be considered derivatives of ammonia (NH ₃) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical. In aniline (C ₆ H ₅ NH ₂), for example, one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a phenyl group (C ₆ H ₅).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

An amine is a special chemical mixture related to ammonia.

From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 4, 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

In another example, the protocol took just one step to convert adenosine -- a neurotransmitter and DNA building block that costs less than 10 cents per gram -- into the amine N6-methyladenosine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The common feature of amino acids is that they contain the functional groups: an amine group, –NH2, and a carboxylic acid group, –CO2H.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

In the preparation of the azo dyes the starting-point is a primary amine; the amino group is 'diazotized', i.e. treated with a solution of sodium nitrite and dilute mineral acid at low temperature.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various