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Amino

//əˈminoʊ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to an amine. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The amine functional group.
  2. 2
    the radical -NH2 wordnet
  3. 3
    An amino acid.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

Etymology 2

From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

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