amine

noun — 2 senses

amine

noun

UK /əˈmiːn/ · US /əˈmiːn/

Etymology From ammonia + -ine.

1

Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

2

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Derived terms
98 termsadamantylamine, alkoxyamine, alkylamine, allenylamine, allylamine, amidoamine, aminal, aminase, amination, amine imide, amine oxide, aminergic, amine scrubber, amine ylide, aminic, aminimide, aminium, amino-, aminol, aminyl, arylalkylamine, arylamine, benzylamine, bioamine, butylamine, chlormethine, clomifene, colesevelam, cyclohexylamine, cyclopropylamine, diacylamine, dialkylamine, diarylamine, dicyclomine, dienamine, dimenhydrinate, dinitrodiphenylamine, dodecylamine, fluorescamine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, fructosamine, galactopyranosylamine, galantamine, gallamine, glycosylamine, haloamine, heptylamine, hexosamine, hexylamine, homoallylamine, indolamine, ketamine, lactosamine, mecamylamine, miglitol, mitoclomine, naphthylamine, neuroamine, nitramine, nitroamine, nitrosamine, octadecylamine, octylamine, oleylamine, oligoamine, organic amine, penicillamine, pentaamine, pentylamine, perfluorotributylamine, phenolamine, phenoxybenzamine, phentolamine, phenylhydroxylamine, phloramine, picolylamine, primary amine e.g. methylamine, propanolamine, propargylamine, propylamine, quaternary ammonium compound e.g.tetramethylammonium hydroxide, secondary amine e.g. dimethylamine, sideramine, suramin, tamoxifen, tertiary amine e.g. trimethylamine, tetraamine, tetramine, thiamine, thionylamine, tranylcypromine, triamine, triarylamine, trichloramine, tyramine, venlafaxine, vinylamine
Related terms
ammine

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