ammine

[am-een, uh-meen]

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.

any coordination compound containing one or more ammonia molecules bonded to a metal ion.

Origin of ammine

First recorded in 1895–1900; amm(onia) + -ine²

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British Dictionary definitions for ammine

ammine

noun

a compound that has molecules containing one or more ammonia molecules bound to another molecule, group, or atom by coordinate bondsAlso called: ammoniate, ammonate

Word Origin for ammine

C19: from amm (onia) + -ine ²

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