Usually means: Chemical group containing nitrogen, hydrogen.
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  1. amino: Merriam-Webster
  2. amino, amino-: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. amino, amino-: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. amino, amino-: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. amino, amino-: Wiktionary
  8. amino, amino-: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. amino: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  12. amino: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Amino (application), Amino (disambiguation), Amino (surname), Amino: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  19. amino: Merriam-Webster

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  1. amino: Encyclopedia

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  1. amino: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (amino)

▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) Relating to an amine.
▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) The amine functional group.
▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) An amino acid.

Similar:
aminic, glutamic, aspartic, carboxylic, nucleic, aminoacid, acid, ascorbic, sulfonic, phosphonic, more...

Opposite:
acidic, basic, non-protein, alkaline, neutral

Types:
alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, more...

Phrases:
amino acids, amino acid, amino group, amino terminal, amino nitrogen, more...

Adjectives:
free, essential, terminal, basic, chain, containing, different, neutral, single, specific, hydrophobic

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Similar:
aminic, glutamic, aspartic, carboxylic, nucleic, aminoacid, acid, ascorbic, sulfonic, phosphonic, more...

Opposite:
acidic, basic, non-protein, alkaline, neutral

Types:
alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, more...

Phrases:
amino acids, amino acid, amino group, amino terminal, amino nitrogen, amino sugars, amino sugar, amino resins, amino alcohol, amino alcohols, amino resin, essential amino acid, essential amino acids, more...

Adjectives:
free, essential, terminal, basic, chain, containing, different, neutral, single, specific, hydrophobic

Colors:
    aqua,     teal,     cyan,     turquoise,     mint, more...



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