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-metacin

/ˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/

-metacin suffix: used to form names of indometacin derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.

Suffix

-metacin

  1. Used to form names of indometacin derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.

Origin of -metacin

From indometacin.

Questions about -metacin

What does -metacin mean?
-metacin means used to form names of indometacin derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.
What part of speech is -metacin?
-metacin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -metacin?
-metacin is pronounced /ˈmɛt.əs.ɪn/.

Words near -metacin in the dictionary

  1. -ments
  2. -mer
  3. -mere
  4. -merous
  5. -mestane
  6. -metacin
  7. -metasone
  8. -meter
  9. -meters
  10. -methasone
  11. -metre

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