amines
noun/əˈmiːnz/
Frequency rank: #18,630 most common English word
Meaning
Organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups, commonly found in biological molecules and medicines.
Example sentence
Chemists often work with amines when developing new pharmaceutical compounds.
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