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-zepine

/zə.piːn/

-zepine suffix: used to form names of tricyclic compounds used as antidepressants/neuroleptics, antiulcers, anticonvulsants, or for hyperthermia.

Suffix

-zepine

  1. Used to form names of tricyclic compounds used as antidepressants/neuroleptics, antiulcers, anticonvulsants, or for hyperthermia.

Origin of -zepine

From azepine.

Questions about -zepine

What does -zepine mean?
-zepine means used to form names of tricyclic compounds used as antidepressants/neuroleptics, antiulcers, anticonvulsants, or for hyperthermia.
What part of speech is -zepine?
-zepine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -zepine?
-zepine is pronounced /zə.piːn/.

Words near -zepine in the dictionary

  1. -yl
  2. -ylene
  3. -ylidene
  4. -yne
  5. -z
  6. -zepine
  7. -zilla
  8. -zoan
  9. -zoic
  10. -zoite
  11. -zolac

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