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AMINA [3 records]

Record 1 2018-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A class of organic compounds of nitrogen that may be considered as derived from ammonia (NH3) by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups. The amine is primary, secondary, or tertiary depending on whether one, two, or three of the hydrogen atoms are replaced. All amines are basic in nature, and usually combine readily with hydrochloric or other strong acids to form salts.

OBS

amine: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Nom générique des composés organiques [...] résultant du remplacement d'un ou plusieurs atomes d'hydrogène de l'ammoniac par des radicaux carbonés monovalents [...] On distingue trois classes d'amines, les amines primaires [...], les amines secondaires [...] et les amines tertiaires [...]

OBS

amine : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Cualquiera de los compuestos orgánicos nitrogenados que se pueden obtener del amoníaco por sustitución de uno o más átomos de hidrógeno por radicales arílicos o alquílicos.

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Record 2 2014-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A language of Ghana.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du Ghana.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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