-irine

Morpheme

-irine

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming unsaturated three-membered ring heterocycles

Etymology

coinage by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) from Tri

Evidence

azirine, oxirine, thiirene

Notes

less common variation of -irene
Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature

See Also

-irene, Tri