: any of a class of basic organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of hydrogen with one or more monovalent hydrocarbon radicals compare amide sense 2
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The company has had a lot of issues with the compression system and overall availability of the amine capture system has been low as well.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Attached to the scaffolds are compounds called amines.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Fats have an affinity for tannins Red wines typically have more amines, sulfites, flavonoids, and tannins, particularly a phenolic compound with antioxidant properties called resveratrol, also found in grape skins and leaves.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
Power plants designed to stem their carbon dioxide emissions typically capture the gas by bubbling their fumes through water loaded with alkaline amines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2015
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Attached to the scaffolds are compounds called amines.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Fats have an affinity for tannins Red wines typically have more amines, sulfites, flavonoids, and tannins, particularly a phenolic compound with antioxidant properties called resveratrol, also found in grape skins and leaves.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
Power plants designed to stem their carbon dioxide emissions typically capture the gas by bubbling their fumes through water loaded with alkaline amines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2015
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“Amine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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: any of a class of organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one, two, or three hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups see primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine
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