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amino

/əˈminoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
amino
IPA
/əˈminoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to an amine.

noun

The amine functional group.

noun

An amino acid.

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- English amino From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈminoʊ/
  • British English: /əˈmiːnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

aminos (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylamino acylamino alkylamino allylamino aminate aminoacetone aminoacetophenone aminoacidic aminoacyl aminoacyltransferase aminoadenosine aminoaldehyde

Phrases

amino- amino acid amino alcohol amino aldehyde aminobenzoic acid amino carbohydrate aminohexanoic acid aminolevulinic acid

Frequently Paired Words

imino

Synonyms

aminic amino group

Rhymes With

casino latino filipino reno dino moreno marino valentino tarantino gino aquino chino

Questions

How do you pronounce amino?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈminoʊ/.
What does amino mean?
Relating to an amine.
Where does amino come from?
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- English amino From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

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