1. Plural of imine; organic compounds containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond (C=N), typically formed by condensation of a carbonyl compound with a primary amine.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Imines are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
• The reaction between aldehydes and amines produces imines.
• Chemists use imines as building blocks for more complex molecules.
• Imines can be reduced to secondary amines in the laboratory.
• The formation of imines is a key step in many biosynthetic pathways.