Nearby words
exterritoriality, extima, extinct, extinction, extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation
Origin of extine
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Examples from the Web for extine
The pollen grain bears numerous spines, the dark spots indicate thin places in the extine.
British Dictionary definitions for extine
Word Origin for extine
C19: from Latin extimus outermost + -ine 1
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Science definitions for extine
extine
[ ĕk′stēn′, -stīn′ ]
See exine.
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