amino
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Definition of amino
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to an amine.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to an amine.
noun
- The amine functional group.
- An amino acid.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English amino From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.
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