ammine

[ am-een, uh-meen ]
/ ˈæm in, əˈmin /

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
any coordination compound containing one or more ammonia molecules bonded to a metal ion.

Origin of ammine

First recorded in 1895–1900; amm(onia) + -ine2

Words nearby ammine

amm, amman, ammanati, ammeter, ammianus, ammine, ammino, ammishaddai, ammo, ammocete, ammocoete

British Dictionary definitions for ammine

ammine
/ (ˈæmiːn, əˈmiːn) /

noun

a compound that has molecules containing one or more ammonia molecules bound to another molecule, group, or atom by coordinate bonds Also called: ammoniate, ammonate

Word Origin for ammine

C19: from amm ( onia) + -ine ²