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-idine

-idine suffix: denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen.

Suffix

-idine

  1. Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen
  2. alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists.

Origin of -idine

Derived from the ending of pyridine, which comes from German Pyridin which in turn comes from a combination of pyro- -id and -in (-ide and -ine)

Questions about -idine

What does -idine mean?
-idine means denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen.
What part of speech is -idine?
-idine is a suffix.

Words near -idine in the dictionary

  1. -ics
  2. -id
  3. -ide
  4. -idene
  5. -idian
  6. -idine
  7. -idion
  8. -idium
  9. -ido
  10. -ie
  11. -ied

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