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ammine definition

am·mine (am′ēn, -in; a mēn′)

noun

  1. a molecule of ammonia (NH) bonded directly to a metal in certain complex compounds
  2. any compound containing this molecule

Etymology: amm(onia) + -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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