"-cin" meaning in English

See -cin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From English colicin, from French colicine, from coli- + -cine, with ending formed by analogy from antibiotics like auréomycine, streptomycine, with second element from myc- + -ine. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|colicin}} English colicin, {{bor|en|fr|colicine}} French colicine, {{af|fr|coli-|-cine}} coli- + -cine, {{af|fr|myc-|-ine}} myc- + -ine Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -cin, {{en-suffix}} -cin
  1. bacteriocin Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--cin-en-suffix-UQmVmBF4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. Antibiotic substance. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--cin-en-suffix-ywMoQjt4
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "colicine"
      },
      "expansion": "French colicine",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "coli- + -cine",
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    },
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        "3": "-ine"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
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        },
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          "_dis": "98 2",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "bacteriocin"
      ],
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    }
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        "bacteriocin"
      ],
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          "bacteriocin",
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      ]
    },
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        "Antibiotic substance."
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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