Amine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amine \Am"ine\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ine.] (Org. Chem.)
     One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by
     replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl
     group. Compare {amide}, in which an acyl group is attached to
     the nitrogen. Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an
     organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered


     amines.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amine
       n : a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms
           by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: {aminoalkane}]