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• -in

  a suffix, occurring in adjectives of greek and latin origin, meaning “pertaining to,” and (in nouns thence derived) also imitated in english (coffin; cousin , etc.). -in2 a noun suffix used in a special manner in chemical and mineralogical nomenclature (glycerin; acetin , etc.). in spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. in chemistry a […]

• -inae

  zoology a suffix of the names of subfamilies. -inae suffix occurring in names of zoological subfamilies felinae word origin

• -ine

  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. -ine2 a suffix, of no -ssignable meaning, appearing in nouns of greek, latin, or french origin: doctrine; famine; routine. a noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms (bromine; chlorine), and […]

• -ing

  a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc. (the art of building; a new building; cotton wadding). it is also used to form nouns from words other than verbs (offing; shirting). verbal nouns ending in -ing are often used attributively (the printing trade) and […]

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