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imine

American  
[ih-meen, im-in] / ɪˈmin, ˈɪm ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

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

IMinE 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Institution of Mining Engineers

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imine 2 British  
/ 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

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imine Scientific  
/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of imine

First recorded in 1880–85; alteration of amine

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