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AMINOALKANE

Dictionary entry overview: What does aminoalkane mean?

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

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

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

Dictionary entry details

• AMINOALKANE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

amine; aminoalkane

Hypernyms ("aminoalkane" 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 "aminoalkane"):

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)

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