amine

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Since its absence meant death and its presence life what more natural than to call it the Life-amine or Vita-amine.

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  1. noun Any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen, such as ethylamine, C2H5NH2, that may be considered ammonia derivatives in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical.

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  • "I never made sense of that name," Sorrel admitted, eyes narrowing as if to reex-amine the entire question. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • Benjamin G. Davis, Nicola R. Sibson, Daniel C. Anthony, and coworkers began by attaching glycan ligands to amine-functionalized, dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. —  Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News
  • These conjugations include amine, carboxyl, methyl, biotin, and neutravidin linkages.
  • Frank Fujii said there was no indication the victim was attempting to cook up a batch of crystal methamphet-amine.
  • This happens more with red wine than white wine because red wine has more tyramine (a compound known as an amine, produced from the natural breakdown of amino acid in certain foods, which causes blood vessels to dilate, elevating blood pressure and potentially bringing on tachycardia, an abnormal rapid heart rate). —  canada.com Top Stories
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