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• imine
  imine

  noun

  a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
• IMinE
  IMinE

  abbreviation

  Institution of Mining Engineers

imine

American  

[ih-meen, im-in] / ɪˈmin, ˈɪm ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.

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IMinE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Institution of Mining Engineers

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imine ² British  

/ ˈɪmiːn, ɪˈmiːn /

noun

1. any of a class of organic compounds in which a nitrogen atom is bound to one hydrogen atom and to two alkyl or aryl groups. They contain the divalent group NH

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imine Scientific  

/ ĭm′ēn′,-ĭn,ĭ-mēn′ /

1. A compound derived from ammonia and containing an NH group attached by a double bond to a carbon atom in another group.

2. The radical CNH, having a double bond between the carbon and nitrogen atoms.

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Etymology

Origin of imine

First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine

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