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Economic Importance of Amines

OCR A-level Organic ChemistryNitrogen CompoundsLesson 7 of 7

Amines are used in the manufacture of medicines, dyes and plastics (polymers). Examples of polymers are nylon and polyurethane.

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polymer
A long-chain molecule made up of many repeating smaller units, called monomers, joined together.

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