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-in1

Pronunciation: /ɪn/

Definition of -in

suffix

Chemistry

forming names of organic compounds, pharmaceutical products, proteins, etc.:insulin penicillin dioxin

Origin:

alteration of -ine⁴

-in in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -in in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

IN
In
in
in —— measure
in —— nick
-in ¹
-in ²
in a —— light
in a bad way
in a big way
in a body

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IN Br. Eng
in. Br. Eng
in-¹ Br. Eng
in-² Br. Eng
-in² Br. Eng
In in indium Br. Eng

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/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg

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