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homoamino

homoamino noun: used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group.

Noun

homoamino (uncountable)

  1. used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group

Forms of homoamino

alternative formhomo-amino

Origin of homoamino

From homo- + amino.

Questions about homoamino

What does homoamino mean?
Homoamino means used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group.
What part of speech is homoamino?
Homoamino is a noun.

Words near homoamino in the dictionary

  1. homoallylamines
  2. homoallylglycine
  3. homoallylglycines
  4. homoallylic
  5. homoallyls
  6. homoamino
  7. homoamorous
  8. homoanatoxin
  9. homoanatoxins
  10. homoandrographolide
  11. homoanhydride

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