diamine
\dja.min\
The verdict
“diamine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composé chimique comportant deux fois la fonction amine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diamine · diamine · French
diamine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diamine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dja.min\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
diamine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dja.min\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composé chimique comportant deux fois la fonction amine.".
diamine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diamine, spelled D-I-A-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Composé chimique comportant deux fois la fonction amine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diamine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La cadavérine est le produit de la décarboxylation de la lysine par la lysine décarboxylase, c'est une diamine toxique proche de la putrescine issu de l'hydrolyse de certaines protéines lors de la putréfaction de cadavre d'animaux.
Cette élimination est indispensable pour éviter la protonation des diamines et leur conversion en sels non réactifs.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.