extine

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noun

exine

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounextine (plural extines)

plural extines

  1. archaicbiologyexine

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Origin

  1. Latinext-
  2. Englishextine

From Latin ext- (in extimus (“most outward”)) + -ine. Compare intine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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