amino-

See also: amino

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Egyptian jmnbor.

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.

Latin Ammōn

Latin ammoniacusder.

English ammonia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English amine

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English amino-

From amine + -o-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

amino-

1. (chemistry) Of amines and of the amino functional group.

Usage notes

The compounds are amines; the functional group is referred to as both amine and amino; the prefix (with or without the hyphen) is used for compounds that contain other functional groups (e.g. amino acids) and in the formal naming system of organic compounds.

Translations

of amines and the amino functional group

• Portuguese: amino-

Anagrams

• Naomi, amnio-, Oinam, amnio, Omani, Miano

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈminoː/

• Audio:

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Prefix

amino-

1. (organic chemistry) amino-

Synonyms

• -amine

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with amino-

aminozuur

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English amino-)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmino-/, [ˈɑ̝mino̞-]

Prefix

amino-

1. (chemistry) amino-

Derived terms

compounds

• aminoetikkahappo
• aminohappo
• aminohippurihappo
• aminokapronihappo
• aminolevuliinihappo
• aminosalisyylihappo
• aminotransferaasi
• aminovaleriaanahappo
• gamma-aminovoihappo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.no/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Prefix

amino-

1. amino-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with amino-

aminoacide

aminoadipique

aminobutyrique

aminogramme

aminolévulinique

Portuguese

Prefix

amino-

1. (organic chemistry) amino- (of amines and the amino functional group)

Further reading

• “amino-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026