-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 especially in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline).
compare -in2 .
a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine), given names (clementine), and t-tles (landgravine).
origin
-ine1
suffix
of, relating to, or belonging to saturnine
consisting of or resembling crystalline
word origin
-ine2
suffix
indicating a halogen chlorine
indicating a nitrogenous organic compound, including amino acids, alkaloids, and certain other bases alanine, nicotine, purine
also -in. indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names glycerine
indicating a mixture of hydrocarbons benzine
indicating a feminine form heroine
an obsolete equivalent of -yne
word origin
-ine 2
suff.
or -in a chemical substance: bromine, amine, quinine.
amino acid: glycine.
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