Meanings
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noun
a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
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Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a compound derived from...
aminoalkane
Word family
Forms
amines
Derived forms
adamantylaminealkoxyaminealkylamineallenylamineallylamineamidoamineaminalaminaseaminationaminergicaminicaminimide
Related forms
ammine
Etymology
Coined from ammonia + -ine. Ammonia comes through New Latin from sal ammoniac, a salt associated in antiquity with the Egyptian god Ammon.