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Amine

//əˈmiːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  2. 2
    a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals wordnet
  3. 3
    Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Etymology

From ammonia + -ine.

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