am·mine

(ăm′ēn′, ă-mēn′)

Any of a class of inorganic coordination compounds of ammonia and a metallic salt.

am′mi·no′ (ăm′ə-nō′, ə-mē′nō) adj.

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ammine

(ˈæmiːn; əˈmiːn)

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

[C19: from amm(onia) + -ine²]

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am•mine

(ˈæm in, əˈmin)

n.

1. a complex containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.

2. any complex containing one or more ammonia molecules bonded to a metal ion.

[1895–1900; amm (onia) + -ine²]

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ammine - a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules

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