- cap|rine
- cap|rine «KAP ryn, -rihn», adjective.of or like a goat: »
... her bleating, caprine voice (New Yorker).
╂[< Latin caper, caprī goat + English -ine1]
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cap — cap·no·di·a·ce·ae; cap·no·di·um; cap·pa; cap·pagh; cap·pa·ri·da·ce·ae; cap·pa·ris; cap·pe·len·ite; cap·pel·let·ti; cap·pie; cap·po; cap·py; cap·ra; cap·ral·de·hyde; cap·rate; cap·ric; cap·ri·cor·nis; cap·ri·dae; cap·ri·fi·cate; cap·ri·fi·ca·tion; … English syllables
rine — ac·a·rine; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; ace·to·py·rine; ad·ven·tu·rine; aero·ma·rine; ami·do·py·rine; ami·no·py·rine; an·ti·py·rine; an·ti·sub·ma·rine; aq·ua·ma·rine; ban·jo·rine; be·bee·rine; bo·rine; cab·a·rine; cal·ca·rine; cap·rine; ce·rine;… … English syllables
mer|cap|to|pu|rine — «muhr KAP toh PYUR een, ihn», noun. a compound that inhibits the metabolism of nucleic acid, used in the treatment of acute leukemia; Purinethol. Formula: C5H4N4S ╂[< mercapt(an) + purine] … Useful english dictionary
caprine — cap·rine … English syllables
caprine — cap•rine [[t]ˈkæp raɪn, rɪn[/t]] adj. zool. of or pertaining to goats • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L caprīnus; see caper I, ine I … From formal English to slang
vi — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; ab·sol·vi·tor; al·le·vi·ant; al·le·vi·ate; al·le·vi·a·tion; al·le·vi·a·tive; al·le·vi·a·tor; al·lu·vi·ate; al·lu·vi·a·tion; al·lu·vi·on; al·lu·vi·ous; al·lu·vi·um; an·ti·vi·rot·ic;… … English syllables
pi — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ac·ro·car·pi; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·pi·or·nis; aes·cu·la·pi·an; aes·cu·la·pi·us; ae·so·pi·an; ake·pi·ro; albas·pi·din; alo·pi·as; al·pi·no; am·phi·car·pi·um; an·as·pi·da; an·as·pi·da·cea; an·ci·pi·tis; an·te·lo·pi·an;… … English syllables
ru — ach·o·ru·tes; ae·ru·gi·nous; ae·ru·go; agua·ru·na; an·thra·ru·fin; arz·ru·nite; ath·e·ru·rus; au·ru·lent; awa·ru·ite; bab·i·ru·sa; bai·ru; bar·ru·let; bar·ru·ly; be·bee·ru; ber·ru·ga·te; bi·a·cu·ru; bil·i·ru·bin; bil·i·ru·bi·ne·mia;… … English syllables
Caprine — Cap rine, a. [L. caprinus.] Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caprine — Relating to goats; goatlike. [L. caprinus, of goats] * * * cap·rine (kapґrin) [L. caper goat] 1. pertaining to or derived from a goat. 2. norleucine … Medical dictionary
