-kine
-kine suffix: forms names of specific cytokines.
Suffix
-kine
- Forms names of specific cytokines.
Origin of -kine
From -kinesis or directly from Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”).
Questions about -kine
- What does -kine mean?
- -kine means forms names of specific cytokines.
- What part of speech is -kine?
- -kine is a suffix.
Words near -kine in the dictionary
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