Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
eyen , former plural ofeye . - See -in.
- See -in.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Chem.) A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are
basic , in their nature, i.e. contain a basic nitrogen group. - (Organ. Chem.) A suffix, formerly used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; but now superseded by the ending
-yne , as in propyne .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- suffix of or pertaining to, like:
asinine ;marine . - suffix chemistry Used to form names of
basic substances orhalogens - suffix non-productive
feminine nouns:heroine . - suffix non-productive
given names ortitles :Clementine ,landgravine . - suffix commercial material:
glassine .
Etymologies
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From Middle English -ine, from Old French -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Ancient Greek ινος (-inos). More at -en.
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