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ketimine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ke-timine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An imine derived from a ketone, of general formula R₂C=NR.

Etymology

Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- 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 English imine English ketimine From keto- + imine.

Inflected Forms

ketimines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aldimine

Questions

What does ketimine mean?
An imine derived from a ketone, of general formula R₂C=NR.
Where does ketimine come from?
Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- 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 English imine English ketimine From keto- + imine.

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