amine
- n a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
- From this discovery, Funk correctly theorized that chemical substances which he named vitamines (from the Latin vita for life and amine for chemical compounds containing .
- The International Labor Bureau of the League of Nations issued invitations for an experts' meeting to ex amine the question of employment of mutilated soldiers.
- If air is bubbled through a test tube, histamine and vitamin C react with each other, releasing ammonia (the amine part of histamine) and eliminating the irritating chemical.