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-tepine

/tə.piːn/

-tepine suffix: used to form names of tricyclic compounds.

Suffix

-tepine

  1. Used to form names of tricyclic compounds.

Origin of -tepine

Contraction of thiepine.

Questions about -tepine

What does -tepine mean?
-tepine means used to form names of tricyclic compounds.
What part of speech is -tepine?
-tepine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -tepine?
-tepine is pronounced /tə.piːn/.

Words near -tepine in the dictionary

  1. -taxel
  2. -teen
  3. -tegravir
  4. -tely
  5. -tene
  6. -tepine
  7. -teplase
  8. -terenol
  9. -terol
  10. -terone
  11. -th

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