-idine

English

Etymology

Derived from the ending of pyridine, which comes from German Pyridin which in turn comes from a combination of pyro- -id and -in (-ide and -ine)

Suffix

-idine

1. (organic chemistry) Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen
2. (pharmacology) alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -idine

amidine

aminoacridine

azidothymidine

azolidine

cefaloridine

chlorhexidine

-clidine

cryptidine

dideoxycytidine

-eridine

ethacridine

-ethidine

guanethidine

histidine

lutidine

-onidine

piperidine

pteridine

pyridine

quinidine

spermidine

-tidine

toluidine

trimethylpyridine

Anagrams

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