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amidine definition

ami·dine (am′i dēn′, -din′)

noun

any nitrogen base having the general formula RC(:NH)NH: these bases are crystalline solids soluble in alcohol and ether

Etymology: amid(e) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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