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alvine

/ælvɪn/

alvine adjective: of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.

Adjective

alvine (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.
    • alvine discharges alvine concretions
    • Should the dose of bark [of Cinchona trees] be too strong, or its use be too long continued, or finally, the digestive canal, or any other organ be in a state of inflammation, all the phenomena we have just mentioned become more intense and all the symptoms of phlegmasia are aggravated. Uneasiness...1829, H[enri] M[ilne-]Edwards, P[ierre] Vavasseur, Joseph Togno, E[lias] Durand, “Tonic Substances”, in A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacy, […], Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey, Lea & Carey— […]...

alvine meaning in Tamil and Kannada

alvine in Tamil

குடல், வயிறு, வயிறு சார்ந்த

alvine in Kannada

ಒಡಲಿನ

Origin of alvine

From Latin alvus (“belly”) + -ine (compare French alvin).

Questions about alvine

What does alvine mean?
Alvine means of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.
What is alvine in Tamil?
Alvine in Tamil is குடல், வயிறு, வயிறு சார்ந்த. See Alvine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alvine?
Alvine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce alvine?
Alvine is pronounced /ælvɪn/.

Words near alvine in the dictionary

  1. Alvillars
  2. alvimopan
  3. Alvin
  4. Alvina
  5. Alvindia
  6. alvine
  7. alvinellacin
  8. alvinellid
  9. alvinellids
  10. Alvingham
  11. Alvino

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alvine (page history and authors); alvine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alvine (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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