Definition
An organic compound containing exactly two amine groups (-NH₂), widely used in the production of polymers, resins, and other industrial chemicals.
Etymology
From 'dia-' (two) + 'amine' (from 'ammonia' derivative). The standard IUPAC chemical term for molecules with two amino groups, with alternative spelling 'diamin'.
Kelly Says
Hexamethylenediamine is a diamine that reacts with adipic acid to make nylon—this one reaction changed the world, creating the first commercially successful synthetic fiber in the 1930s. Chemistry class is really materials science history in disguise.
Translations
ARالعربية
ديامين
dee-ah-meen
BNবাংলা
ডাইএমিন
doi-ah-meen
CACatalà
diamina
dee-ah-mee-nah
CSČeština
diamin
dee-ah-min
DADansk
diamin
dee-ah-meen
DEDeutsch
Diamin
dee-ah-meen
ELΕλληνικά
διαμίνη
dee-ah-mee-nee
ESEspañol
diamina
dee-ah-mee-nah
FAفارسی
دیامین
dee-ah-meen
FISuomi
diamiini
dee-ah-mee-nee
FRFrançais
diamine
dee-ah-meen
HEעברית
דיאמין
dee-ah-meen
HIहिन्दी
डायेमिन
dee-ay-meen
HUMagyar
diamin
dee-ah-min
IDBahasa Indonesia
diamin
dee-ah-min
ITItaliano
diamina
dee-ah-mee-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
diamin
dee-ah-min
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီးယမင်း
dee-ya-min
NLNederlands
diamine
dee-ah-meen
NONorsk
diamin
dee-ah-meen
PLPolski
diamin
dee-ah-min
PTPortuguês
diamina
dee-ah-mee-nah
RORomână
diamină
dee-ah-mee-nah
RUРусский
диамин
dee-ah-min
SVSvenska
diamin
dee-ah-meen
SWKiswahili
diamin
dee-ah-min
TAதமிழ்
டைஆமின்
tai-aa-min
TEతెలుగు
డైామిన
dai-ah-min
TRTürkçe
diamin
dee-ah-min
UKУкраїнська
діамін
dee-ah-min
URاردو
ڈائامائن
dai-ah-meen
VITiếng Việt
diamin
dee-ah-min