-ine meaning
ENW-ine
- -ine is a suffix used in chemistry to denote two kinds of substance. The first is a chemically basic and alkaloidal substance.
FR -ine
- SuffixSUF-e
- (chiefly non-productive) of or pertaining to, like: asinine; marine; bovine; cervine.
- (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogens.
- amine; aniline; caffeine; iodine.
- (non-productive) feminine nouns: heroine, speakerine.
- (non-productive) given names or titles: Clementine, landgravine.
- commercial material: glassine.
- Plural: cow -> kine; sow -> swine.
- (chiefly non-productive) of or pertaining to, like: asinine; marine; bovine; cervine.
Definition of -ine in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary