amine

noun

organic compound that is a derivative of ammonia

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈmiːn/ / /ˈæ.mɪn/ / /ˈeɪ.miːn/

noun

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 From ammonia + -ine.

A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.