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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·mi·no       [uh-mee-noh, am-uh-noh] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Chemistry.
containing the amino group.

[Origin: 1900–05; independent use of amino-]
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a·mi·no       (ə-mē'nō, ām'ə-nō')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Relating to an amine or other chemical compound containing an NH2 group combined with a nonacid organic radical.


[From amino-.]

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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

adjective
1. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia 

noun
1. the radical -NH2 

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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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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.

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