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-stigmine

/ˈstɪɡ.miːn/

-stigmine suffix: used to form names of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

Suffix

-stigmine

  1. Used to form names of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

Origin of -stigmine

From physostigmine.

Questions about -stigmine

What does -stigmine mean?
-stigmine means used to form names of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
What part of speech is -stigmine?
-stigmine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -stigmine?
-stigmine is pronounced /ˈstɪɡ.miːn/.

Words near -stigmine in the dictionary

  1. -ster
  2. -steric
  3. -steride
  4. -sterone
  5. -sters
  6. -stigmine
  7. -stock
  8. -stodon
  9. -stomatous
  10. -stome
  11. -stomy

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