noun
- Plural of ammine; coordination compounds formed when ammonia molecules bond to a metal ion or metal center.
Usage: chemistry; technical term
Examples
- The chemist prepared several ammines by dissolving metal salts in aqueous ammonia.
- Copper ammines are known for their distinctive blue color in solution.
- The stability of ammines depends on the nature of the metal ion and the number of ammonia ligands.
- Platinum ammines have been studied extensively in coordination chemistry research.