Somewhat resembling or containing amine-like properties; having characteristics somewhat similar to an amine.
From 'amine' + '-ish' (suffix meaning 'somewhat' or 'rather'). The '-ish' suffix is typical Old English formation used to soften or make vague the primary meaning.
The '-ish' suffix is English's way of being wishy-washy—'aminish' basically means 'sort of amine-like but we're not totally sure,' which is oddly common in early chemical descriptions before precise terminology developed.
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