1. Plural of amidine; organic compounds containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond with two amino or imino groups attached to the same carbon atom, commonly used in chemistry and pharmaceuticals.
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• Amidines are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
• The researcher synthesized several amidines for the drug development project.
• Amidines can form stable complexes with metal ions.
• These amidines exhibited antimicrobial properties in laboratory tests.