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

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

imine

/ ĭm′ēn′,-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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of imine¹

First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine

Word History and Origins

Origin of imine¹

C19: alteration of amine

Example Sentences

The enzyme monoamine oxidase recycles one stereoisomer back to the imine, which is therefore eventually all converted into the other stereoisomer.

From Nature

MAO-N recycles only one of the enantiomers back into the imine, and the whole process repeats until all of the imine has been converted into the enantiomer that is not the substrate for MAO-N.

From Nature

For proofs of the connexion of the Hottentot dialects with the Egyptian and with the Negro languages, see Appendix A. The Hottentot dialects abound also in words unequivocally identical with the corresponding terms in ancient European and Asiatic languages, as for instance Imine, “A Day,” and Ki, “The Earth,” with the Greek.

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