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amine

amine

3 6.9
A chemical created by replacing hydrogen in ammonia with carbon groups
  • noun
  • /əˈmiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amina
  • An amine is formed when one hydrogen atom in ammonia is replaced with a hydrocarbon group.
  • amine epoxy
  • aromatic amine
  • amine unit

And I told you, the cofactor changes its structure from an amine into an amino group.

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Examples

  • Common H2S removal methods include water washing, amine absorption, pressure swing adsorption (PSA), or turbo expander usage.

    Blog text (19)

  • Many different amines, having different absorption capacities and different selectivities, are in use today.

    Academic text (1996)

  • And as Ed indicated the current technology that would would do that job is an amine based system.

  • So a little bit about the amine chemistry.

  • So what they did was treat the amine with NOCL.

  • All they need is a compatible amine, which is naturally present throughout all foods and in particular meats.

    Blog text (25)

  • Generally, amine units are limited to anaerobic gas streams since oxygen will oxidize the amines.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Sibutramine is a tertiary amine originally developed as a potential antidepressant, but with weight-loss-inducing properties.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Volatilizing amines should only be used in systems with well-maintained automatic dosing devices.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Care must be taken to avoid loss of the amine additive through volatilization when using titration methods to determine condensate concentration.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

aminoalkane
vsamine
  • Specialized
8.2

A chemical made when one hydrogen atom in ammonia is replaced by a short chain of carbon atoms

is broader and allows replacement by other hydrocarbon groups not only alkyl radicals

How Substituted

amine
  • Specialized
3 6.9

Surface Forms

amine singular
amines plural

Morphology

amine = ammonia (opaque) = ammonia + ine

The term is historically formed from ammonia plus a chemistry suffix, but the specialized meaning of an amine as an ammonia derivative is not readily inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

Amine comes from ammonia, a simple chemical whose name goes back to the Egyptian god Ammon, plus the chemical ending -ine. So an amine is like 'ammonia' but with one or more hydrogens replaced by other groups, which is why amines are nitrogen-containing compounds.