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-ine

of, having the nature of, like: aquiline, crystalline

forming abstract nouns: discipline, doctrine

  1. a chemical of any of certain groups, as
    1. a halogen: iodine
    2. an alkaloid or a nitrogenous base: morphine
    3. any of certain hydrides: stibine
    4. an amino acid: alanine
  2. any of certain commercial products: Vaseline

See -ine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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