AMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amine mean? 

• AMINE (noun)
  The noun AMINE has 1 sense:

1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals

  Familiarity information: AMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

amine; aminoalkane

Hypernyms ("amine" is a kind of...):

alkane; alkane series; methane series; paraffin; paraffin series (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amine"):

histamine (amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions)

aminobenzine; aniline; aniline oil; phenylamine (oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines)

enamine (an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-)

monoamine (a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter))

ptomain; ptomaine (any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria)

Derivation:

aminic (pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of methamphetamine, an amphetamine and sympathomimetic amine with CNS stimulating properties.

(Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An imidazole derivative and a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine with vasoconstrictive activity.

(Naphazoline, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of naphazoline, an imidazole derivative and a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine with vasoconstrictive properties.

(Naphazoline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Any process that reduces the release of the biogenic amine and neurotransmitter histamine.

(Negative Regulation of Histamine Release, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromaffin granule amine transporter (525 aa, ~56 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC18A1 gene.

(Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of chlorphentermine, a chlorinated analogue of phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating and anorexic activity.

(Chlorphentermine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic N-nitroso compound with possible carcinogenic activity characterized by the group -NNO or -NHNO in its structure, formed by combining nitrates with amines.

(Carcinogenic Nitrosamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A chlorinated analogue of phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating and anorexic activity.

(Chlorphentermine, NCI Thesaurus)

The biogenic amines are neurotransmitters derived from amino acids, and include dopamine, epinephrine, GABA, histamine and serotonin.

(Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Nitrosamine Metabolism involves important cellular biochemical detoxification reactions that chemically modify the N-nitroso derivatives of secondary amines, formed by the combination of nitrates with amines.

(Nitrosamine Metabolism, NCI Thesaurus)