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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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Origin of -ine
1<Latin -īnus, -inus<Greek -inos
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Definition for -ine (2 of 2)
-ine2
a suffix, of no assignable meaning, appearing in nouns of Greek, Latin, or French origin: doctrine; famine; routine.
a noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms (bromine; chlorine), and especially in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline).Compare -in2.
a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine), given names (Clementine), and titles (landgravine).
Compare -ina1.
Origin of -ine
2<French <Latin -ina, originally feminine of -inus; also representing Greek -inē, feminine noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for -ine (1 of 3)
Ine
/ (ˈɪnə, ˈɪnɪ) /
noun
died after 726, king of Wessex (688–726)
British Dictionary definitions for -ine (2 of 3)
-ine1
suffix forming adjectives
of, relating to, or belonging tosaturnine
consisting of or resemblingcrystalline
Word Origin for -ine
from Latin -īnus, from Greek -inos
British Dictionary definitions for -ine (3 of 3)
-ine2
suffix forming nouns
indicating a halogenchlorine
indicating a nitrogenous organic compound, including amino acids, alkaloids, and certain other basesalanine; nicotine; purine
Also: -in indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic namesglycerine
indicating a mixture of hydrocarbonsbenzine
indicating a feminine formheroine
an obsolete equivalent of -yne
Word Origin for -ine
via French from Latin -ina (from -inus) and Greek -inē
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Medical definitions for -ine
-ine
suff.
or -in A chemical substance:bromine, amine, quinine.
Amino acid:glycine.
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