different between amine vs gamine

English

Etymology

From ammonia +? -ine

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??.mi?n/, /?æ.m?n/, /?e?.mi?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??.mi?n/, /?æ.mi?n/

Noun

amine (plural amines)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
2. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• ammine

References

• “amine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• I mean, Maine, anime, animé, maine, manie, minae, minæ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamine.

Noun

gamine (plural gamines)

1. A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
2. A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.

Translations

Adjective

gamine (comparative more gamine, superlative most gamine)

1. (of a girl) Having a boyish, mischievous charm; tomboyish.

Translations

See also

• gamin

Anagrams

• Enigma, enigma, imagen, in-game

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.min/

Noun

gamine f (plural gamines, masculine gamin)

1. kid (child)

Further reading

• “gamine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• igname

Middle English

Verb

gamine

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of gamen