- -ine
- -ine-ine1 [īn, in, ēn, ən][Fr -in, -ine < L -inus, masc., -ina, fem., -inum, neut. < Gr -inos: also directly < L for modern scientific words] suffix forming adjectivesof, having the nature of, like [aquiline, crystalline]-ine2 [in, ən][Fr < L -ina, suffix of fem. abstract nouns] suffixforming abstract nouns [discipline, doctrine]-ine3 [ēn, in, īn, ən][arbitrary use of L -inus, masc., -ina, fem., n. & adj. ending] suffix forming nouns1. a chemical of any of certain groups, asa) a halogen [iodine]b) an alkaloid or a nitrogenous base [morphine]c) any of certain hydrides [stibine]d) an amino acid [alanine]2. any of certain commercial products [Vaseline]: Cf. -IN1
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.