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The character "胺" is a modern construct within the Chinese script, specifically created to denote the chemical compound "amine" through a phono-semantic compositional strategy. Its structure integrates the radical "月", which historically relates to flesh or organic material and here semantically signals an organic substance, with the phonetic component "安" guiding pronunciation towards "ān". This etymological formation draws upon existing elements to generate a new term, and since its introduction, the character's meaning has remained exclusively fixed upon amines, reflecting a direct adaptation for scientific nomenclature without subsequent shifts in application or sense.
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牛奶含有氨基酸。
苯胺是一种有机化合物。
多巴胺让人感到快乐。
组胺释放会导致过敏。
胺类物质在生物体内很重要。
这种药物的胺基结构易被代谢。
研究人员合成了新的手性胺。
该反应通过胺的催化作用得以加速。