Epinine

/ˈɛpɪniːn/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound or alkaloid, possibly a variant or related substance to epinephrine or other naturally occurring organic compounds.

Etymology

Likely from epi- (Greek prefix 'upon') + -nine (a common suffix for alkaloid compounds like quinine or cocaine). This appears to be a specialized chemical term with uncertain modern usage.

Kelly Says

Many drug and alkaloid names end in '-nine' because chemists wanted to show these substances were related to each other—think adrenaline, morphine, nicotine! The name itself tells you it's a special kind of natural compound.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እ épician
e-pi-chi-an
ARالعربية
إيبنيني
i-ib-ni-ni
BNবাংলা
এপিনিনীয়ান
e-pi-ni-ni-ya-an
CACatalà
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
CSČeština
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
DADansk
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
DEDeutsch
Epinine
e-pi-nee-n
ELΕλληνικά
επινεκής
e-pi-ne-kis
ESEspañol
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
FAفارسی
اپینی
e-pi-ni
FISuomi
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
FRFrançais
épinine
e-pi-nin
GUGU
એપિનીકિયન
e-pi-ni-ki-yan
HAHA
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
HEעברית
אפניני
e-f-ni-ni
HIहिन्दी
एपिनीन
e-pi-ni-n
HUMagyar
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
IGIG
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
ITItaliano
epinine
e-pi-nee-ne
JA日本語
エピニネ
epi-ni-ne
KKKK
эпининон
e-pi-ni-non
KMKM
អេពីណិកាន
a-e-pi-ni-ka-an
KO한국어
에피니네
e-pi-ni-ne
MRMR
एपिनिकियन
e-pi-ni-ki-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
MYမြန်မာ
အပီနီကီယန်
a-pi-ni-ki-yan
NLNederlands
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
NONorsk
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
PAPA
ਐਪਿਨਿਕੀਅਨ
ae-pi-ni-ki-an
PLPolski
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
PTPortuguês
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
RORomână
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
RUРусский
эпинина
e-pi-ni-na
SVSvenska
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
SWKiswahili
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
TAதமிழ்
எபிநிக்கியன்
e-pi-ni-ki-yan
TEతెలుగు
ఎపినికీయన్
e-pi-ni-ki-yan
THไทย
เอพิเน
e-pi-ne
TLTL
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
TRTürkçe
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
UKУкраїнська
епінінійський
e-pi-ni-ni-ys-kyi
URاردو
ایپینینی
e-pi-ni-ni
VITiếng Việt
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
YOYO
epinine
e-pi-nee-n
ZH中文
埃皮尼内
ai pi ni nei
ZUZU
epinine
e-pi-nee-n

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