-ine meaning
ENW-ine
- -ine is a suffix used in chemistry to denote two kinds of substance.
- SuffixSUF-e
- (chiefly non-productive) of or pertaining to, like: asinine; marine; bovine; cervine.
- (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogens.
- amine; aniline; caffeine; iodine.
- (non-productive) feminine nouns: heroine, speakerine.
- (non-productive) given names or titles: Clementine, landgravine.
- commercial material: glassine.
- Plural: cow -> kine; sow -> swine.
- (chiefly non-productive) of or pertaining to, like: asinine; marine; bovine; cervine.
Meaning of -ine for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "-ine" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Suffixes
- Morphemes
Definiteness: Level 1
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Definite ➨ Versatile
Definite ➨ Versatile
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