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Amice vs Amine - What's the difference?

amice | amine |

As nouns the difference between amice and amine

is that amice is a hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy while amine is a functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

amice

English

Alternative forms

* almuce * amess * amyss

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    amine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * primary amine e.g. methylamine * secondary amine e.g. dimethylamine * tertiary amine e.g. trimethylamine * quaternary ammonium compound e.g.tetramethylammonium hydroxide * amino- * amino

    See also

    * ammine

    Anagrams

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