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Indamine

[in-duh-meen, -min]

noun Chemistry.

any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C₁₂H₁₁N₃, which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.

Compare quinonimine.

Origin:
1885–90; ind- + amine

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pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives

an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule

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indamine (ˈɪndəˌmiːn, -mɪn)

—n
1.	an organic base used in the production of the dye safranine. Formula: NH₂C₆H₄N:C₆H₄:NH
2.	any of a class of organic bases with a similar structure to this compound. Their salts are unstable blue and green dyes

[C20: from indigo + amine]

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