Pronunciation: ' a- ˌ m ē n, a- ' m ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary amm onia + 2 -ine
Date: 1897
1 : a molecule of ammonia as it exists in a coordination complex <hex- ammine- cobalt chloride Co(NH 3 ) 6 Cl 3 >
2 : a compound that contains an ammine