amino group

English Thesaurus

1. the radical -NH2 (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical group, group, radical,
definition	:	(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	glucosamine,
definition	:	an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides (noun.substance)

derivation	:	aminic, amino,
definition	:	pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia (adj.pert)

derivation	:	aminic, amino,
definition	:	pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia (adj.pert)