amine-producing
|a-mine-pro-duc-ing|
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/əˈmiːn prəˈduːsɪŋ/
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/əˈmiːn prəˈdjuːsɪŋ/
produces amines
Etymology
'amine-producing' is a modern English compound formed by combining the noun 'amine' and the present participle 'producing' (from the verb 'produce').
'amine' entered scientific vocabulary in the 19th century from French and German 'amine', itself coined from 'ammonia' with the chemical suffix '-ine'; 'produce' comes from Latin 'producere' ('pro-' + 'ducere') via Old French/Latin intermediates, and English formed compounds like 'X-producing' by combining a noun and a participle.
Individually, 'amine' originally referred to compounds related to ammonia and 'produce' meant 'to lead forth' or 'to create'; together in modern usage they straightforwardly mean 'producing amines'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
producing or causing the formation of amines; yielding amines as a product or byproduct (used especially in chemistry and biochemistry).
An amine-producing bacterial strain can convert amino acids into biogenic amines during fermentation.
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Last updated: 2025/10/21 16:39