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Where does “-crine” come from?

-crine (English) comes from English acridine — A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle,...

-crine (English): Used to form names of acridine derivatives

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of acridine derivatives

Ancestry of “-crine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacridineA tricyclic aromatic heterocycle,...

Words derived from “-crine”

  • paracrine
  • juxtaparacrine
Every word from English acridine →