imino

¹

[im-uh-noh]

adjective

Chemistry.

1. containing the imino group.

imino-

²

1. a combining form representing imine in compound words.

   iminourea.

imino

1. Of or relating to imines or an imine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of imino¹

First recorded in 1900–05; independent use of imino-

Example Sentences

Aware that the proportion of an imino acid, hydroxyproline, is lower in the collagen of cold-water fish than in fish that swim in warmer waters, Ho reasoned that the composition of collagen in warm-blooded animals might vary with their body temperatures.

Read more on Time Magazine Archive

With the increase of each degree in body temperature, he discovered, there was a specific increase in the proportions of imino acids in collagen.

Read more on Time Magazine Archive