Aminet
aminet
networking
(amiga network) a collection of ftp mirrors that contain several gigabytes of freely distributable software for the amiga range of computers.
home, ftp.wustl.edu (ftp://ftp.wustl.edu).
(1997-08-31)
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- Aminic
any of a cl-ss of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups. noun an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups n. “compound in which one of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia is replaced by a hydrocarbon […]
- Aminity
any of a cl-ss of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups. noun an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups n. “compound in which one of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia is replaced by a hydrocarbon […]
- Aminoacetic acid
. historical examples on reduction it yields ammonia and glycocoll (aminoacetic acid). encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 8, slice 4 various aminoacetic acid, for instance, will form a nitrate which burns rapidly but quietly, and might be employed as an explosive. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 10, slice 1 various
- Amino acid
any of a cl-ss of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –nh 2 , and one carboxyl group, –cooh: the alpha-amino acids, rch(nh 2)cooh, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. contemporary examples eggs, he says, are a good source of cysteine, an amino acid that helps the liver break […]
- Amino-acid dating
a method used to date an organic geological or archaeological specimen, as a fossil or mummified body, by determining how much change has occurred in the amino-acid structure of that specimen.