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-frine

/fɹɪn/

-frine suffix: used to form names of phenethyl derivatives used as sympathomimetics.

Suffix

-frine

  1. Used to form names of phenethyl derivatives used as sympathomimetics.

Origin of -frine

From epinephrine, norepinephrine.

Questions about -frine

What does -frine mean?
-frine means used to form names of phenethyl derivatives used as sympathomimetics.
What part of speech is -frine?
-frine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -frine?
-frine is pronounced /fɹɪn/.

Words near -frine in the dictionary

  1. -freakin-
  2. -freaking-
  3. -free
  4. -fren
  5. -friend
  6. -frine
  7. -frog
  8. -fu
  9. -fu-
  10. -fuckin'-
  11. -fuckin-

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