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amino

1

[ uh-mee-noh, am-uh-noh ]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. containing the amino group.


amino-

2
  1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the amino group is present:

    aminobenzene.

amino-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating the presence of an amino group

    aminobenzoic acid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

amino

2

/ -ˈmiː-; əˈmaɪnəʊ /

noun

  1. modifier of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH 2

    amino acid

    amino group or radical

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

amino

/ ə-ŧō,ăə-ō′ /

  1. Relating to an amine or other chemical compound that contains the group NH 2 .
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of amino1

First recorded in 1900–05; independent use of amino-

Origin of amino2

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of amino1

from amine
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No one mentioned the common names for these ingredients: seaweed, vitamin B2, and MSG, a common amino acid that has been demonized because it's popular in Asian food.

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Plants use an amino acid called lysine for many things, including as a part of their detection and response to pests.

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These include 14 of the 20 amino acids that life on Earth uses to build proteins and all four of the ring-shaped molecules that make up DNA - adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.

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So if you were to engineer synthetic mirror image versions of these, the amino acids would have right-handed chirality and the DNA would have left-handed chirality.

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But raw milk advocates say that drinking unpasteurized milk is a “natural” food that contains more amino acids, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids.

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