| 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. |
| 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 esp. in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline). Compare -in 2 . |
| 3. | a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine), given names (Clementine), and titles (landgravine). |
| -ine 1 suff.
[Middle English -in, -ine, from Old French, from Latin -īnus, -īna, adj. suff., and from Latin -inus, adj. suff. (from Greek -inos).] |
| -ine 2 suff.
[Ultimately from Latin -īnus and -inus, adj. suffixes; see -ine1.] |
-ine 2
suff.
or -in A chemical substance: bromine, amine, quinine.
Amino acid: glycine.
