aminotetralin etymology

English word aminotetralin comes from English amino- ((chemistry) Of amines and of the amino functional group.), English tetralin

Detailed word origin of aminotetralin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
amino- English (eng) (chemistry) Of amines and of the amino functional group.
tetralin English (eng) (organic compound) The bicyclic hydrocarbon 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene; it is used as an industrial solvent.
aminotetralin English (eng) Any of a class of stimulant drugs consisting of a tetralin group combined with an amine.

Words with the same origin as aminotetralin

Descendants of amino-
aminoacidemia aminoalkoxy aminoalkynylation aminoamide aminoanthraquinone aminobiphenyl aminocandin aminocaproic aminoglycan aminohexanoic aminolaevulinate aminoluciferin aminomycin aminonucleoside aminopalladation aminophenol aminoplastic aminopterin aminopyridine aminosaccharide aminoshikimic aminostratigraphy amitriptyline casamino acid hyperaminoacidemia