imine
/ˈɪmiːn/noun
imine is spelled I-M-I-N-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, imine means “Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula R₂C=NR; they are tautomeric with enamines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of imine is imines.
How many letters and syllables are in imine?
| Letters | 5: I-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is imine?
Imine appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce imine?
- /ˈɪmiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-imine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imine
- imines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula R₂C=NR; they are tautomeric with enamines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).