Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diamine

/ˈdaɪ.ə.miːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-mine
IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ə.miːn/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing two amino functional groups.

Etymology

From di- + -amine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di
Suffix: amine

Inflected Forms

diamines (plural)

Derived Forms

benzenediamine carbonyldiamine diethylenediamine ethylenediamine ethylenediaminetetraacetate ethylenediaminetetraacetic haliclonadiamine hexamethylenediamine naphthalenediamine pentamethylenediamine pyrimethamine tetraacetylethylenediamine

Phrases

geminal diamine hexamethylene diamine

Questions

How do you pronounce diamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.ə.miːn/.
What does diamine mean?: Any compound containing two amino functional groups.
Where does diamine come from?: From di- + -amine.

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