diacylamine

D2I1A1C3Y4L1A1M3I1N1E1

noun

any compound having two acyl groups attached to an ammonia of primary amine residue; a secondary amide or imide

OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

noundiacylamine (plural diacylamines)

plural diacylamines

  1. chemistryany compound having two acyl groups attached to an ammonia of primary amine residue; a secondary amide or imide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishacyl
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Englishamine
  18. Englishdiacylamine

From di- + acyl + amine.

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APA

diacylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacylamine

MLA

“diacylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacylamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diacylamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacylamine.

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