Amino

Morpheme

Amino

Type

free base

Denotation

nitrogen-containing functional group

Etymology

from amino- (<Am(e) + in(e) + -o->)

Evidence

acetylamino, acylamino, alkylamino, allylamino, amino, aminos, arylamino, casamino, dehydroamino, dialkylamino, diamino, diaminomethylideneamino, hexylamino, homoamino, hydroxyamino, lipoamino, methylamino, nonamino, triamino

See Also

Am(e) [Ame, Am], -in(e) [-ine, -in], -o-