imine

[ ih-meen, im-in ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.

Origin of imine

1
First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine

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British Dictionary definitions for imine (1 of 2)

imine

/ (ɪˈmiːn, ˈɪmiːn) /


noun
  1. any of a class of organic compounds in which a nitrogen atom is bound to one hydrogen atom and to two alkyl or aryl groups. They contain the divalent group NH

Origin of imine

1
C19: alteration of amine

British Dictionary definitions for IMinE (2 of 2)

IMinE

abbreviation for
  1. Institution of Mining Engineers

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Scientific definitions for imine

imine

[ ĭmēn′, -ĭn, ĭ-mēn ]


  1. A compound derived from ammonia and containing an NH group attached by a double bond to a carbon atom in another group.

  2. The radical CNH, having a double bond between the carbon and nitrogen atoms.

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