NYT Dictionary

AMINO

/əˈminoʊ/
AdjectiveNouna-MI-noa-mi-no · 3 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Relating to an amine.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English amino From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aminic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 12 recorded puzzles:

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