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Schiff base
(Schiff base)
noun
Chemistry
an organic compound having the structure R
1
R
2
CNR
3
(where R
1,2,3
are alkyl groups and R
1
may be hydrogen).
Origin:
late 19th century
: named after Hugo Schiff (1834–1915), German chemist
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