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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
–in
 
SUFFIX:1. Neutral chemical compound, especially: a. Neutral carbohydrate: inulin. b. Protein or protein derivative: albumin. c. Lipid or lipid derivative: lecithin. d. Enzyme: pancreatin. e. Glycoside: chitin. 2. A pharmaceutical: rifampin. 3. An antibiotic: penicillin. 4. Antigen: tuberculin. 5. Variant of –ine2 (sense 1).
ETYMOLOGY:Variant of –ine2.
 
 
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