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enamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
enam-ine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R₂C=C(R)-NR₂, prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of imines.

Inflected Forms

enamines (plural)

Derived Forms

enaminic enaminone ketoenamine ketomethylenamine metalloenamine

Frequently Paired Words

ynamine

Questions

What does enamine mean?
Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R₂C=C(R)-NR₂, prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of imines.

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