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-ine

1
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.
Compare -in 1 .


Origin:
< L -īnus, -inus < Gk -inos

-ine

2
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).
Compare -ina.


Origin:
< F < L -ina, orig. fem. of -inus; also repr. Gk -inē, fem. n. suffix
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-ine 1  
suff.  
  1. Of or relating to: Benedictine.

  2. Made of; resembling: opaline.


[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.  
  1. also -in A chemical substance, especially:

    1. Halogen: bromine.

    2. Basic compound: amine.

    3. Alkaloid: quinine.

  2. Amino acid: glycine.

  3. A mixture of compounds: gasoline.

  4. Commercial material: glassine.


[Ultimately from Latin -īnus and -inus, adj. suffixes; see -ine1.]
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-ine 2
suff.

  1. or -in A chemical substance: bromine, amine, quinine.

  2. Amino acid: glycine.

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