- C2H4NH22
- Diamine Di*am"ine (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amine.] (Chem.)
A compound containing two amido groups united with one or
more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a
diamide.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In chemical nomenclature, if any amine or diamine is named by prefixing the nitrogen group, the name of the latter takes the form of amido, diamido, etc., thus ethylene diamine, {C2H4.(NH2)2}, is also called diamido-ethylene. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.