-idin(e) [-idine, -idin]

Morpheme

-idin(e) [-idine, -idin]

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix denoting a chemical compound with a nitrogen-containing ring

Etymology

from pyridine (<Pyr(e) + -ide + -ine>)

Evidence

amidine, aminoacridine, azidothymidine, chlorhexidine, cryptidine, cytidine, ethacridine, histidine, histidinemia, histidinuria, hydroxypethidine, lutidine, piperidine, pteridine, spermidine

Homographs

-idine