10-letter words that end in ine
- pitch line — pitch circle.
- pitch pine — any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- power line — a line for conducting electric power.
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- preincline — to dispose or prepare beforehand: Their experiences had preinclined them to think pessimistically.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- proserpine — Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
- psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quinoidine — a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.
- range line — (in U.S. public-land surveys) one of two parallel lines running north and south that define the east and west borders of a township. Compare township (def 2), township line.
- ranitidine — an antihistamine, C 13 H 22 N 4 O 3 S·HCl, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- re-examine — to examine again.
- re-imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- reillumine — to light up again, to illumine anew, to reillume
- rhine wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.
- rhone wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean.
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- rosaniline — a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
- screw pine — any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.
- scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
- selegiline — a drug used in treating Parkinson's disease, depression and dementia
- semidivine — somewhat more than mortal but less than divine.
- serpentine — of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- sertraline — a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.
- shipentine — a four-masted bark.
- shoe-shine — an act or instance of cleaning and polishing a pair of shoes.
- short line — a bus or rail route covering only a limited distance.
- sixty-nine — a cardinal number, 60 plus 9.
- slash pine — a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.
- sonic mine — an underwater naval explosive which is activated using sound. Also called an acoustic mine.