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imine

[ih-meen, im-in]
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noun Chemistry.
  1. a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
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Origin of imine

First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine
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British Dictionary definitions for imine

imine

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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Word Origin

C19: alteration of amine

IMinE

abbreviation for
  1. Institution of Mining Engineers
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imine in Medicine

imine

(ĭm′ēn′, -ĭn, ĭ-mēn′)
n.
  1. A compound derived from ammonia and containing the bivalent NH group combined with a bivalent nonacid group.
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imine in Science

imine

[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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