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-formin

UK/ˈfɔː.mɪn/US/ˈfɔɹ.mɪn/

-formin suffix: used to form names of phenformin derivatives used as antihyperglycemics.

Suffix

-formin

  1. Used to form names of phenformin derivatives used as antihyperglycemics.

Origin of -formin

From phenformin.

Questions about -formin

What does -formin mean?
-formin means used to form names of phenformin derivatives used as antihyperglycemics.
What part of speech is -formin?
-formin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -formin?
-formin is pronounced /ˈfɔː.mɪn/ (UK).

Words near -formin in the dictionary

  1. -flurane
  2. -flux
  3. -focon
  4. -fold
  5. -form
  6. -formin
  7. -fos
  8. -fos-
  9. -fosfamide
  10. -fosine
  11. -fovir

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