amine Definition
amine (ə mēn′; am′ēn′, -in)
noun
Chem. a derivative of ammonia in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by nonacidic radicals containing hydrogen and carbon atoms (e.g., methylamine, CHNH)
Etymology: am(monia) + -ine
amine Related Forms
amin′·ic (-min′ik, -mēn′ik) adjective
amine Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: The attachment method comprises of a hydrophilic polymer network bound to the surface and contains amine or carboxylic reactive groups for end-point attachment.
- call: Ammonia and its aqueous solution form complexes called amines with many salts.
- use: Labeling in vitro is generally performed non-specifically using amine or thiol reactive reagents.
- make: Making a primary amine The reaction happens in two stages.
- form: You get a mixture of amines formed together with their salts.
- include: Components of cooked meat that have been suggested to cause this include heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrogenous residues and iron.
Adjective modifier
- heterocyclic: Alternatively, the problem might be caused by compounds called heterocyclic amines, carcinogenic compounds created in the cooking process.
- biogenic: The document concludes that a large number of food products exceeded the government maximum permitted limit of histamine, a biogenic amine.
- aliphatic: All aliphatic primary amines are stronger bases than ammonia.
- aromatic: An aromatic primary amine is one in which the -NH 2 group is attached directly to a benzene ring.
- tertiary: In a tertiary amine there aren't any hydrogen atoms attached directly to the nitrogen.
- primary: Making a primary amine The reaction happens in two stages.
Modifies a noun
- oxidase: These enzymes represent a special class of the copper amine oxidases.
- precursor: They develop from ' apud ' ( amine precursor, uptake and decarboxylation ) cells.
- group: Once passed through it, the CO2 in the gas becomes bound to the amine groups in the solution.
- monomer: None of the five amine monomers studied was detected in extracts or migration solutions.
- compound: Such characteristics are provided by amine compounds or sodium salts of fatty acids.
- ligand: We have discovered that addition of an amine ligand to the oxidant produces a complex with very special reactivity.
Noun used with modifier
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