an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups
Word origin
C19: from am(monium) + -ine2
-amine in British English
combining form in countable noun
indicating an amine
histamine
methylamine
amine in American English
(əˈmin; ˈæmˌin; ˈæmɪn)
noun
Chemistry
a derivative of ammonia in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by nonacidic radicals containing hydrogen and carbon atoms (e.g., methylamine, CH3NH2)