| 释义 |
-ine
I. \ˌīn, _ən, (ˌ)in, ˌēn\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -ine, -in, from Middle French -in & Latin -inus (with long ī), -inus (with short ĭ); Middle French -in partly from Latin -inus (with long ī) of or belonging to; Middle French -in partly from Latin -inus (with short ĭ) made of, of or belonging to, from Greek -inos — more at -en
1. : of, belonging to, or relating to
< estuarine >
2. : made of : like
< opaline >
II. \|ēn, _ə̇n\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English -ine, -in, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French -ine, from Latin -ina (with long ī), feminine of -inus (with long ī) of or belonging to
1. : -ite I 4
< hatchettine >
2. : chemical substance: as
a. : chemical element — in names of the halogens
< astatine >
< chlorine >
b.
(1) : basic carbon compound — in names of alkaloids
< quinine >
or other organic nitrogenous bases
< aniline >
< guanidine >
including six-membered ring compounds
< pyridine >
and intermediate hydrogenated forms of cyclic compounds
< pyrroline >
< thiazoline >
— usually distinguished from -in
(2) : carbon compound containing a basic group — in names of amino acids
< glycine >
< cystine >
c. : mixture of chemical compounds — especially in commercial names (as of mixtures of hydrocarbons)
< gasoline >
< kerosine >
d. : -yne
e. : hydride
< arsine >
3. : -in 1a — not used systematically
4. : commercial product or material
< glassine >
III.
— see -ina II
IV. \|ēn\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English -ina, -ine, -in (in feminine given names), from Old English -ina (in feminine given names), from Latin -ina (with long ī, in feminine names such as Agrippina), from feminine of -inus (with long ī) of or belonging to
: female person
< chorine >
< dudine > |