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amino- definition

amino- (ə mē′nō, am′i nō′)

having one hydrogen atom in the ammonia molecule replaced by an alkyl or other nonacidic radical aminobenzoic acid

Etymology: < amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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