Amine
/əˈmiːn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
- 2 a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals wordnet
- 3 Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The nitrite reacts with an aromatic amine to form a diazonium salt."
Etymology
From ammonia + -ine.