Morpheme
-idin(e) [-idine, -idin]
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix denoting a chemical compound with a nitrogen-containing ring
Etymology
from pyridine (<Pyr(e) + -id(e) + -in(e)>)
Evidence
amidine, aminoacridine, azidothymidine, chlorhexidine, cryptidine, cytidine, ethacridine, helicidine, histidine, histidinemia, histidinuria, hydroxypethidine, lutidine, piperidine, pteridine, spermidine
See Also
-id(e) [-ide, -id], -in(e) [-ine, -in], Pyr(e) [Pyre, Pyr]
