adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The amine functional group.
2. 2
   the radical -NH2 wordnet
3. 3
   An amino acid.

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

aminicamino group

Example

More examples

"Is there a simpler amino acid than glycine?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

amino acidamino alcoholamino aldehydeamino carbohydrateamino sugaramino-terminalaminobenzoic acidaminohexanoic acidaminolevulinic acidpolyaminopolycarboxylic acidtranexamic acidfunctional group

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