Meanings
nounamine (plural amines)
plural amines
- chemistryA functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
- chemistryAny organic compound containing an amine functional group.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
Similar
aminoalkane
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
Translations
Catalan amina
- aminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Chinese Cantonese 胺
- 胺organic compound containing an amine functional group
Chinese Mandarin 胺
- 胺 (àn, ān)organic compound containing an amine functional group
Czech amin
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Danish amin
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Finnish amiini, amiini
- amiiniinorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- amiiniorganic compound containing an amine functional group
French amine
- amineorganic compound containing an amine functional group
German Amin
- Aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Hindi तिक्ती
- तिक्ती (tiktī)inorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
Hungarian amin
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Indonesian amina
- aminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Italian ammina, ammina
- amminainorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- amminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Japanese アミン
- アミン (amin)organic compound containing an amine functional group
Korean 아민
- 아민 (amin)organic compound containing an amine functional group
Māori amine
- amineorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Norwegian Bokmål amin
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Persian آمین
- آمین (âmin)organic compound containing an amine functional group
Polish amina
- aminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Portuguese amino, amina
- aminoinorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- aminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Romanian amino, amină
- aminoinorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- aminăorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Spanish amino, amina
- aminoinorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- aminaorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Turkish amin
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Ukrainian амі́н
- амі́н (amín)organic compound containing an amine functional group
Welsh amin, amin
- amininorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia
- aminorganic compound containing an amine functional group
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with amine
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Cite this entry
APA
amine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amine
MLA
“amine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amine.
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