A chemical compound derived from cumin or cumene, particularly any of several aromatic amines used in industrial synthesis.
From 'cumin' or 'cumene' plus the chemical suffix -in (or -ine), commonly used for alkaloids and nitrogen-containing organic compounds.
The -in and -ine suffixes mark some of chemistry's most important discoveries: morphine, quinine, aniline—all are nitrogen-containing compounds named with this ancient suffix.
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