-verine

UK/və.ɹʌɪn/UK/və.ɹiːn/US/vəˌɹin/US/vəɹ.ɪn/

suffix

Used to form names of spasmolytics with a papaverine-like action.

OriginEnglish papaverine ← Latin papāver →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of spasmolytics with a papaverine-like action.

Origin

  1. Latinpapāver
  2. Englishpapaverine
  3. English-verine

From papaverine.

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APA

-verine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-verine

MLA

“-verine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-verine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-verine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-verine.

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