Etymology

aaptamine

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Today it means: A marine alkaloid which is a secondary metabolite isolated from the sponge Aaptos. Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. taxonomic nameAaptos
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. English todayaaptamine

From taxonomic name Aaptos + English -amine. First attested in 1982.

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