"-prim" meaning in English

See -prim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /pɹɪm/
Etymology: From trimethoprim. Etymology templates: {{m|en|trimethoprim}} trimethoprim Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -prim, {{en-suffix}} -prim
  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors and used as antibacterials. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en--prim-en-suffix-inoWVw2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Download JSON data for -prim meaning in English (1.6kB)

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