AMINO GROUP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The radical -NH2

Synonyms:

amino; amino group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amino group" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amino group"):

glucosamine (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)

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