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diamine

diamine

9.4
A chemical that has two amino groups, like ethylenediamine
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪəˌmiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diamina
  • Ethylene diamine appears to be flexible in the range of materials it is able to make.
  • ethylene diamine
  • diamine tetra-acetic acid

Examples

  • Many of them produce toxic or hazardous side effects, but she has had success with ethylene diamine used in combination with thiocyanate salts.

    Academic text (2005)

  • So this is a diamine dicarboxylic acid, right?

  • "Ethylene diamine appears to be flexible in the range of materials it is able to make.

    Academic text (2005)

  • " Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, sodium salt.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "They experimented with a number of solvents and found that a combination of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid and ammonium carbonate in water worked best.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Our body produces a type of enzyme by which histamine is degraded and metabolized in the small intestine: the diamine oxidase or DAO.

    Blog text (27)

  • Many of them produce toxic or hazardous side effects, but she has had success with diamines used in combination with thiocyanate salts.

  • Our body produces a type of enzyme by which histamine is degraded and metabolized in the small intestine: the diamine oxidase or DAO.

  • One important diamine is ethylene diamine, which is used in many chemical reactions.

How Many Amines

polyamine
  • Specialized
8.2
diamine
  • Specialized
9.4
monoamine
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Surface Forms

diamine singular
diamines plural

Morphology

diamine = amine (transparent) = di + amine

Regular and productive chemical formation: the prefix 'di' (two) added to 'amine' yields a compound containing two amino groups.

Etymology

Diamine breaks into di- meaning 'two', as in dioxide, and amine, a name that comes from 'ammonia'. So a diamine is a chemical compound with two amine groups.