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-ins

-ins is the plural of -in.

Meaning of -in

Suffix (1)

-in (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ins)

  1. A neutral chemical compound.
    • albumin, casein, chitin, pepsin, saponin
  2. An enzyme.
    • renin, pancreatin
  3. An antibiotic.
    • penicillin, streptomycin
  4. A pharmaceutical product.
    • cobalamin, niacin, vitamin

Suffix (2)

-in (noun-forming suffix, plural -ins)

  1. Attached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word.
    • At Stanford 380 students volunteered to give blood for military and civilian casualties in South Viet Nam: Ohio State held a similar “bleed-in.”1965 November 19, “Universities: The Spectrum on Viet Nam”, in Time, volume 86, number 21, page 67

Questions about -ins

What is -ins the plural of?
-ins is the plural of -in.

Words near -ins in the dictionary

  1. -ine
  2. -ing
  3. -ing-form
  4. -ing-forms
  5. -ino
  6. -ins
  7. -iod-
  8. -ioid
  9. -ion
  10. -ions
  11. -ior

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -ins (page history and authors); -in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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