amidine

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === amidine (plural amidines) (organic chemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound, formally derived from oxoacids by replacement of the hydroxy group with an amino group, and the oxo group with =NR. i.e. RnX(=O)OH => RnX(=NR)NR2 where X is C, S, P, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === diamine