amine C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /əˈmiːn/ UK /əˈmiːn/ See IPA manual Freq #65067 Meanings 1 noun a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals Smith doesn't know anything about anything except amines. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 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. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈmiːn/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈmiːn/ **Frequency rank:** 65067 ## Meanings 1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals ## Examples - Smith doesn't know anything about anything except amines. ## Synonyms - aminoalkane ## Derived Forms - adamantylamine - alkoxyamine - alkylamine - allenylamine - allylamine - amidoamine - aminal - aminase - amination - aminergic - aminic - aminimide ## 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. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown