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amine

  • /əˈmiːn/ UK
  • /ˈæ.mɪn/ UK
  • /ˈeɪ.miːn/ UK
  • /əˈmiːn/ US
  • /ˈæ.miːn/ US

Rhymes with -iːn, (UK) -æmɪn, (UK) -eɪmiːn, (US) -æmiːn

noun amines

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

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noun inorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia

Españolamino
हिन्दीतिक्ती tiktī
Portuguêsamino
Italianoammina
Românăamino

noun organic compound containing an amine functional group

Españolamina
한국어아민 amin
日本語アミン amin
中文胺 àn, ān
Portuguêsamina
Françaisamine
DeutschAmin
Italianoammina
Românăamină

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@misc{amine_2026,
  title = {amine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}