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-prim

/pɹɪm/

-prim suffix: used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors and used as antibacterials.

Suffix

-prim

  1. Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors and used as antibacterials.

Origin of -prim

From trimethoprim.

Questions about -prim

What does -prim mean?
-prim means used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors and used as antibacterials.
What part of speech is -prim?
-prim is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -prim?
-prim is pronounced /pɹɪm/.

Words near -prim in the dictionary

  1. -preneur
  2. -previr
  3. -pride
  4. -pril
  5. -prilat
  6. -prim
  7. -pristin
  8. -pro-
  9. -profen
  10. -proof
  11. -proofed

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