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• -ine
  -ine

  a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,” “of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”.
• Ine
  Ine

  noun

  died after 726, king of Wessex (688–726)

-ine

¹ American  

1. a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,” “of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”.

   asinine; crystalline; equine; marine.

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-ine ² American  

1. a suffix, of no assignable meaning, appearing in nouns of Greek, Latin, or French origin.

   doctrine; famine; routine.

2. a noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms (bromine; chlorine ), and especially in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline ).

3. a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine ), given names (Clementine ), and titles (landgravine ).

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-ine ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating a halogen

   chlorine

2. indicating a nitrogenous organic compound, including amino acids, alkaloids, and certain other bases

   alanine

   nicotine

   purine

3. Also: -in.  indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names

   glycerine

4. indicating a mixture of hydrocarbons

   benzine

5. indicating a feminine form

   heroine

6. an obsolete equivalent of -yne

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-ine ² British  

suffix

1. of, relating to, or belonging to

   saturnine

2. consisting of or resembling

   crystalline

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Ine ³ British  

/ ˈɪnɪ, ˈɪnə /

noun

1. died after 726, king of Wessex (688–726)

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Etymology

Origin of -ine¹

< Latin -īnus, -inus < Greek -inos

Origin of -ine²

< French < Latin -ina, originally feminine of -inus; also representing Greek -inē, feminine noun suffix

Example Sentences

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-ine Ine

They are usually given names ending in -ine, as morphine, quinine, aconitine, nicotine, caffeine, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

Back in the Arnesen lab at UiB, Sylvia explored the molecular implications of her genetic findings with the help from PhD student Ine Kjosås and other lab members.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

Ine Marie Wilmann gives a winning performance as Nora Tidemann, an esteemed paleontologist with an embarrassing family secret.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

In June, when the vaccination program expanded to include children aged 12 to 15, local government officials in the town of Ine in Kyoto prefecture were inundated by angry calls, emails and, yes, faxes.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2021

“This is a serious incident which has hit our most important democratic institution,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide said in a statement.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2021

It may be noted, however, that the older English name for the Onion was Ine, of which we may perhaps still have the remembrance in the common "Inions."

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe