noun
- plural of diamine; organic compounds containing two amino groups
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Diamines are important building blocks in polymer chemistry.
- The laboratory synthesized several diamines for the research project.
- Ethylenediamine is one of the simplest diamines.
- These diamines react readily with acids to form salts.
- The production of nylon requires specific diamines as raw materials.
- Researchers studied the properties of various aliphatic diamines.