: a compound containing the NH group or its substituted form NR that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a hydrocarbon group or other nonacid organic group
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Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of amine
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
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imine
noun
im·ine
ˈim-ˌēn 
: a compound containing the NH group or its substituted form NR that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a hydrocarbon group or other nonacid organic group
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