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Idi Amin
Idi Amin , c.1925-2003, Ugandan army officer and dictator. From the small Kakwa ethnic group, he advanced in the Ugandan armed forces from private (1946) to major general (1968). In 1971 he seized control of the government, toppling the regime of Milton Obote . In power, Amin exhibited an unpredict... Read more
Amin al- Husseini
Amin al- Husseini , 1896?-1974, Arab political and religious leader. He was inveterately opposed to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and, suspected of complicity in anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem (1920), he fled to avoid punishment. He returned under an amnesty and was appointed Grand m... Read more
amino group
amino group in chemistry, functional group that consists of a nitrogen atom attached by single bonds to hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups , aryl groups , or a combination of these three. An organic compound that contains an amino group is called an amine. Amines are derivatives of the inorganic co... Read more
amide
amide , organic compound formed by reaction of an acid chloride, acid anhydride, or ester with an amine. Under strong acidic conditions an amide can be hydrolyzed to yield an amine and a carboxylic acid. The reverse of this process results in the loss of water and is used in nature to link amino aci... Read more
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann , 1818-92, German organic chemist. He was professor at the Univ. of Berlin from 1865 and was a founder (1868) of the German Chemical Society. He studied the constitution of aniline and was the first to prepare rosaniline and its derivatives, thereby laying the basis for th... Read more
Jinja
Jinja , city (2002 pop. 71,213), SE Uganda, on the Victoria Nile River, near Lake Victoria. It is an industrial city and the commercial and processing center for a region where cotton, sugarcane, corn, and peanuts are grown. Manufactures include refined copper, metal goods, forest products, textiles... Read more
Apollo Milton Obote
Apollo Milton Obote , 1924-2005, president of Uganda (1966-71, 1980-85). Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded (1960) the Uganda People's Congress. Prime minister from 1962 to 1966, he led a revolution, installing himself as president in 1966. Overthrown by Idi Ami... Read more
catecholamine
catecholamine , any of several compounds occurring naturally in the body that serve as hormones or as neurotransmitters in the sympathetic nervous system . The catecholamines include such compounds as epinephrine , or adrenaline, norepinephrine, and dopamine. They resemble one another chemical... Read more
Entebbe
Entebbe , town (2002 pop. 55,086), S Uganda, on Lake Victoria, near Kampala. Located in a region producing cotton, coffee, and plantains, it is the site of a major international airport. Entebbe was founded in 1893, and from 1894 to 1962 it was the administrative capital of the British Uganda Protec... Read more
nylon
nylon synthetic thermoplastic material characterized by strength, elasticity, resistance to abrasion and chemicals, low moisture absorbency, and capacity to be permanently set by heat. After 10 years of research E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company introduced nylon in 1938 as monofilaments for br... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Amine"

amine
Book article from: World Encyclopedia amine Any of a group of organic compounds derived from ammonia by...hydrogen replaced. Replacement of two hydrogens gives a secondary amine and of three hydrogens, a tertiary amine. Amines are produced in the putrefaction of organic matter...
amino group
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...that contains an amino group is called an amine. Amines are derivatives of the inorganic...as a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine, respectively. Like ammonia, the amines...will react with a mineral acid to form an amine salt, e.g., with hydrochloric acid...
Vitamins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...x2013; 1967) to describe a ‘ ‘ vital amine ’ ’ from rice husks that cured beriberi...Horton). Indeed, thiamine or vitamin B 1 , contains an amine (nitrogen) group. However, the term is a misnomer because...
Vitamin
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...essential nutrients. It was Funk who suggested the name vitamin for these accessory factors, from the Latin vita + amine, the amine reflecting the fact that the first of these factors to be studied, vitamin B 1 , contained nitrogen. Most of the...
amide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...compound formed by reaction of an acid chloride, acid anhydride, or ester with an amine. Under strong acidic conditions an amide can be hydrolyzed to yield an amine and a carboxylic acid. The reverse of this process results in the loss of water...
Organic Chemistry
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science ...ketone carboxyl (C=O) group: C-C=O Carboxylic acid carboxylic (C=O) group: Ester ester (C=O) group: Amine amine (NH 2 ) group: C-NH 2 1. The number of organic compounds vastly exceeds the number of inorganic compounds. The...
Amides
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...group is a primary amide; one containing the – NH group is a secondary amine; and one containing the – N – group is a tertiary amine. Although amides and amines both contain an amino group ( – NH 2 , NH...
Chahine, Youssef
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...theaters throughout the Arab world. It was this tradition that Chahine entered when he made his first film, Baba Amine (Father Amine), in 1950. His next one, Ibn el Nil (The Nile's Son), he took to the 1951 Venice Film Festival, where...
ammonium group
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...compounds are formed by the reaction of an alkyl halide with an amine (see amino group ), for example, ethyl chloride, C 2 H 5...2 H 5 ) 4 N + Cl - . They are also formed by reaction of an amine with a mineral acid or by reaction of an alkyl halide with ammonia...
Michel Aoun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...chosen, on September 22, 1988, as the prime minister of the six-member Interim Cabinet. The decision by outgoing President Amine Gemayel, just before his term expired, to appoint an interim cabinet was due to the inability of the Lebanese Parliament to...

Dictionary entries related to "Amine"

amine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology amine An organic base that is derived from ammonia (NH 3 ) by the replacement of one or more of the hydrogens by organic radical groups. The resultant amine is designated primary (NH 2 R), secondary (NHR 2 ), or tertiary (NR 2 ) according to the number of hydrogens replaced.
Chahine, Youssef
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...of the Egyptian cinema," directed first film, Baba Amine, 1950; introduced actor Omar Sharif, in Sera'a...Film Festival, 1997. Films as Director: 1950 Baba Amine (Father Amine ) 1951 Ibn el Nil (The Nile's Son ); El Muharraj...
Curtius, Theodor
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...him: the conversion of an acid into an amine or an aldehyde and the conversion of an...conversion of an acid into the corresponding amine by way of the azide and urethane. By varying...corresponding aldehyde in place of the amine in 1906. The second reaction bearing his...
vitamin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...biochemist Casimir Funk (1884–1967) extracts antiberiberi factor (an amine) from rice husks and coins the term ‘vitamine’ (vital amine; later changed to ‘vitamin’). 1913 US biochemist Elmer...
Gabriel, Siegmund
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...und seiner Derivate, ” ibid ., 2354 – 2363; “ Ueber eine Darstellungsweise prim ä rer Amine aus den entsprechenden Halogenverbindungen, ” ibid ., 20 (1887), 2224 – 2236; “ Ueber das...
sphingosine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology sphingosine An 18-carbon, unsaturated, alcohol amine which is the parent compound of sphingolipids .
tyramine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing tyramine ( ty -ră-meen) n. an amine naturally occurring in cheese. It has a similar effect in the body to that of adrenaline. This effect can be dangerous in patients taking MAO inhibitors (antidepressants), in whom blood pressure may become very high.
histamine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition histamine The amine formed by decarboxylation of the amino acid histidine in the body, also found in small amounts in cheeses, beer, chocolate...
vitamin B6
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...three compounds: the alcohol, pyridoxine (previously known as adermin and pyridoxol), the aldehyde, pyridoxal, and the amine, pyridoxamine, and their phosphates. All are equally active biologically. Deficiency causes abnormalities of the metabolism...
5‐hydroxytryptamine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5HT) Also called serotonin. A neurotransmitter amine synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan , also formed in blood platelets; it acts as a vasoconstrictor. Found in plantains and some other foods, but metabolized in the intestinal mucosa.

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Clean amine solvents economically and online. (petroleum refineries)
Magazine article from: Hydrocarbon Processing; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...Using electrodialysis technology to clean amine solvents is economically competitive with...Arkansas City, Kansas, refinery, a classic amine-based chemical absorbent system is used...that selectively absorbs contaminants. Amine is regenerated by removing contaminants...
Amine curing of epoxy resins: options and key formulation considerations.
Magazine article from: Paint & Coatings Industry; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Amines and amine derivatives are the most diverse group...the breadth of performance imparted by amine hardeners is unmatched. This paper provides an overview of the wide variety of amine hardeners, including several recent developments...
Amine system contaminant reduction called a wise investment. (Refining Report)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 10/3/1990; ; 700+ words ; Amine System Contaminant Reduction Called a Wise...contaminant control is a key to successful amine solvent treating in a refinery operation...Calif. "Many of the problems common to amine unit operation can be avoided or minimized...
Reduce amine plant solvent losses. (part 1) (Process Technology)
Magazine article from: Hydrocarbon Processing; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...five categories A systematic approach to amine plant solvent-loss reduction begins...alkanolamine solvent purchases and calculate amine losses on a daily or hourly basis versus plant production, i.e., lb amine loss/MMscf of gas treated. If long...
Clean amine solutions = better operations.(MPR Services Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 9/18/2002; 700+ words ; ...cleaned more than 30 million gallons of amine solution for some of the world's largest...for in situ cleaning and reclaiming of amine solutions. The HSSX process can be utilized...MPR provides a powerful, comprehensive amine-cleaning system, Amine Shield [TM...
The Valuable Report Amine Unit Corrosion in Refineries: (EFC 46) Helps to Remedy the Lack of Information on This Subject by Summarising Findings from over 30 Plants.
Business Wire; 4/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...c53472) has announced the addition of Amine Unit Corrosion in Refineries: (EFC 46...offering J Harston and F Ropital - covers such amine types as Methyl Diethanolamine (MDEA...materials and process parameters to maximise amine unit efficiency and reliability The corrosion...
Gas plant converts amine unit to MDEA-based solvent. (Gulf Canada Resources' Rimbey plant, methyldiethanolamine)
Magazine article from: Hydrocarbon Processing; 10/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...sub.2S] and 1.32% [CO.sub.2]. The amine unit was designed to circulate 2,400 gpm of 20 wt% MEA solution. The single train amine plant has four gas contactors and two amine regenerators. The present raw inlet gas flowrate...
Credit Suisse's Amine Leads Through Innovation.(James Amine)(Interview)
Newspaper article from: Bank Loan Report; 2/12/2007; ; 700+ words ; Not many people know that James Amine, Credit Suisse's London-based co...takeover battles and LBO financings," Amine said. "After working closely with bankers...business." Although he made the switch, Amine's legal background gave him a real appreciation...
Leaching resistance of copper amine-treated Scots pine.
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Abstract The depletion of copper and amine from copper amine- and amine-treated Scots pine blocks was investigated. For copper amine-treated blocks, the greatest leaching resistance was found for copper monoethanolamine and copper polyimine...
Remove heat stable salts for better amine plant performance. (addendum to the article on caustic neutralization published in October 1997 issue)(Process Technology)
Magazine article from: Hydrocarbon Processing; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...deal with heat stable salt problems in amine systems. However, refinery experience...when caustic is used to "neutralize" amine heat stable salts (HSS). In contrast...at a low level, it results in improved amine system operations, lower maintenance costs...