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-ritide

/ɹɪ.taɪd/

-ritide suffix: used to form names of natriuretic peptides.

Suffix

-ritide

  1. Used to form names of natriuretic peptides.

Origin of -ritide

From (nat)ri(uretic) + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Questions about -ritide

What does -ritide mean?
-ritide means used to form names of natriuretic peptides.
What part of speech is -ritide?
-ritide is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ritide?
-ritide is pronounced /ɹɪ.taɪd/.

Words near -ritide in the dictionary

  1. -ridden
  2. -riffic
  3. -rific
  4. -rinone
  5. -rise
  6. -ritide
  7. -rolimus
  8. -rozole
  9. -rrhagia
  10. -rrhaphy
  11. -rrhea

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