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amino

[uh-mee-noh, am-uh-noh] Origin

a·mi·no

[uh-mee-noh, am-uh-noh]
adjective Chemistry.
containing the amino group.

Origin:
1900–05; independent use of amino-

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amino-

a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the amino group is present: aminobenzene.
Also, -amine; especially before a vowel, amin-.


Origin:
amine + -o-
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amino (əˈmaɪnəʊ, -ˈmiː-)
 
n
(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH2: amino group or radical; amino acid

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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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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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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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