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AMINO GROUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
amino; amino group
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amino group" is a kind of...):
chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amino group"):
glucosamine (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)