A suffix. See the Note under -ine.
A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.
A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc.
A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.
A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.
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