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amino-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
amino-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Of amines and of the amino functional group.

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-.

Questions

What does amino- mean?
Of amines and of the amino functional group.
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- From amine + -o-.

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