amino

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to or containing the nitrogen-based amino group, especially in an amino acid

   The amino acid sequence determines how the protein folds.

2. 2
   noun

   the amino functional group, conventionally written -NH2

   The molecule has an amino attached to its carbon chain.

From amino-, a combining form based on amine. Amine was formed from ammonia + -ine; the connecting -o- allows amino to combine readily in terms such as amino acid.

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