ALL meanings of amidine
am·i·dine
A a - noun amidine one of a class of organic compounds derived from oxoacids 3
- noun amidine any nitrogen base having the general formula RC(:NH)NH2: these bases are crystalline solids soluble in alcohol and ether 3
- noun amidine any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action. 1
- noun amidine (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. 0