amine

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˈmiːn/ UK /əˈmiːn/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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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.

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General Vocabulary

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