-verine

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin papāver

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English papaverine

English -verine

From papaverine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /və.ɹʌɪn/, /və.ɹiːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vəˌɹin/, /vəɹ.ɪn/

Suffix

-verine

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of spasmolytics with a papaverine-like action.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -verine

alverine

caroverine

clofeverine

demelverine

denaverine

dexsecoverine

dihexyverine

dipiproverine

diproteverine

drotaverine

ethaverine

fenoverine

heptaverine

mebeverine

moxaverine

niceverine

papaverine

pargeverine

pentoxyverine

pramiverine

prenoverine

propiverine

zardaverine

Anagrams

• Nièvre, Vernie, envier, veiner, venire