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hirudine

hirudine adjective: of or relating to the leeches. Also the alternative form of hirudin.

Adjective

hirudine (comparative more hirudine, superlative most hirudine)

  1. Of or relating to the leeches.
    • Other factors may contribute to the development of a hirudine constitution by causing primarily a decrease in the water and mineral content of the body.1933, Eugene Földes, A New Approach to Dietetic Therapy, page 196

Also used as

hirudine is also the alternative form of hirudin.

Forms of hirudine

Adjective
comparativemore hirudine
superlativemost hirudine
Noun
pluralhirudines

Origin of hirudine

From Latin hirūdō (“leech”) + -ine.

Words formed from hirudine

Questions about hirudine

What does hirudine mean?
Hirudine means of or relating to the leeches.
What part of speech is hirudine?
Hirudine is an adjective.

Words near hirudine in the dictionary

  1. hirtose
  2. Hirtshals
  3. Hirubadhoo
  4. hirudin
  5. hirudinal
  6. hirudine
  7. hirudinean
  8. hirudineans
  9. hirudiniasis
  10. hirudiniculture
  11. hirudinin

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