Ammino

/ˈæmiːnoʊ/ adjective

Relating to or containing ammonia groups bonded with metal ions, used as a prefix in chemistry to describe coordination compounds and complexes.

From ammonia plus the combining form '-ino' used in chemistry. This prefix became standard when chemists needed language to describe the new coordination compounds emerging from 19th-century chemical research.

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