alvine

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/ælvɪn//ælvaɪn/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.

“alvine discharges  alvine concretions”

OriginLatin alvus →
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Meanings

adjectivealvine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteOf or pertaining to the belly or intestines.

    alvine discharges  alvine concretions

    1 more example

    Should the dose of bark [of Cinchona trees] be too strong, or its use be too long continued, or finally, the digestive canal, or any other organ be in a state of inflammation, all the phenomena we have just mentioned become more intense and all the symptoms of phlegmasia are aggravated. Uneasiness and dry heat are felt at the epigastric region; nausea, borborygm, vomiting or alvine evacuations take place; […]

    1829, H[enri] M[ilne-]Edwards, P[ierre] Vavasseur, Joseph Togno, E[lias] Durand, “Tonic Substances”, in A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacy, […], Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey, Lea & Carey— […], →OCLC, pages 115–116

Origin

  1. Latinalvus“belly”
  2. Englishalvine

From Latin alvus (“belly”) + -ine (compare French alvin).

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Translations

French alvin
  • alvinpertaining to the belly or intestines
Portuguese alvino
  • alvinopertaining to the belly or intestines

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

valineLavinevenialvineallevainveinalalevin
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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