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amines

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for amines.

Editorial note

They react with water to form amines, and unreacted isocyanates will react with the amines to form polyurea, which is reasonably inert.

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Quick take

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of amines gathered in one view.

noun

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

noun

(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amines.

noun

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

noun

(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

Example sentences

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They react with water to form amines, and unreacted isocyanates will react with the amines to form polyurea, which is reasonably inert.

2

So high cholesterol, hormones, high saturated fat, and heterocyclic amines are essential nutrients and not toxic to our bodies?

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Amphetamine is a dopamine agonist with downstream effects that inhibit the reuptake of monoamines and trace amines.

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For instance, many drug users turn to illicit amines and other street drugs to overcome medical and psychological problems.

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It's reasonable to wonder whether current sources of the required amines can scale to those levels.

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Carnivore diets include secondary compounds like amines and fatty acid derivatives that add strong odors.

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Other amines in water-based solutions also get regenerated at about <200C.

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I've had basically all the models claim that random amines are illegal, potentially psychoactive, verboten.

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What's more most of these sympathomimetic amines are both simple organic molecules, and in numbers/types they're a dime-a-dozen so to speak—there are hundreds of them.

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It's very, very common with drugs containing amines.

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> In 1912, based on research on B vitamins, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk condensed the term vital amines to vitamines.

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I don't know if the completely purified drug officially has an odor, but usually you get some free amines that come along for the ride.

Proper noun examples

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Amines are traditionally used instead in a closed loop system, but they are corrosive and unsafe for use at home, although refrigerators and ACs too make use of similar loops.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use amines in a sentence?

They react with water to form amines, and unreacted isocyanates will react with the amines to form polyurea, which is reasonably inert.

What does amines mean?

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

What part of speech is amines?

amines is commonly used as noun.