amino
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Amino
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| —n | |
| (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH2: amino group or radical; amino acid | |
| amino- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating the presence of an amino group: aminobenzoic acid | |
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Word Origin & History
amino
1887, in compound words involving chemicals, from amine (1863) "chemical compound formed from ammonia" (q.v.). Amino acid is attested from 1898.
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Medical Dictionary
amino a·mi·no (ə-mē'nō, ām'ə-nō')
adj.
Relating to an amine or other compound containing an NH2 group combined with a nonacid organic radical.
amino- pref.
Containing the radical NH2 combined with a nonacid organic radical: aminobenzoic acid.
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Science Dictionary
| amino (ə-mē'nō, ām'ə-nō') Pronunciation Key
Relating to an amine or other chemical compound that contains the group NH2. |
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Example sentences
Amino acids are the key building blocks of proteins.
Proteins are made of smaller molecules called amino acids, which combine to form modules.
The heavy chain typically has about two and a half times as many amino acids as the light one.
They re-supply the body with carbohydrates, usually antioxidants and sometimes amino acids and caffeine.
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