-ine

suffix

1. Unclassified

A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.

2. Unclassified

A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc.
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