Morpheme
-idine
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix denoting a chemical compound with a nitrogen-containing ring
Etymology
clip of pyridine (<Pyr(e) + -ide + -ine>)
Evidence
amidine, aminoacridine, azidothymidine, chlorhexidine, cryptidine, ethacridine, histidine, hydroxypethidine, lutidine, piperidine, pteridine, spermidine
