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imine

[ ih-meen, im-in ]

noun

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


IMinE

1

abbreviation for

  1. Institution of Mining Engineers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


imine

2

/ ˈɪmiːn; ɪˈmiːn /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of imine1

First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of imine1

C19: alteration of amine
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Example Sentences

The various pathological conditions mentioned before may be ascribed to irritation caused by quinone di-imine.

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