8-letter words that end in ine
- hot line — a direct telecommunications link, as a telephone line or Teletype circuit, enabling immediate communication between heads of state in an international crisis: the hot line between Washington and Moscow.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- ianthine — having a violet colour
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- ice wine — any white dessert wine produced from grapes that are kept on the vine until the first deep frost and typically pressed while still frozen.
- illumine — Light up ; brighten.
- indamine — any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- induline — any of a large class of dyes yielding colors similar to indigo.
- innomine — any of various English polyphonic instrumental compositions of the 16th and 17th centuries using an antiphon for Trinity Sunday as a cantus firmus.
- inshrine — enshrine.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- ivy vine — Virginia creeper.
- jug wine — any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, especially a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts) or more.
- karoline — a female given name.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- ketimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from a ketone; general formula R2C=NR.
- lag line — a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- landline — a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
- landmine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- lanoline — a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- lazuline — having the color of lapis lazuli.
- leadline — A leash or strap for leading an animal.
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- ley line — any of various imaginary lines along which certain ancient, man-made structures are thought by some to have been aligned
- lifeline — a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- lobeline — a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- log line — the line by which a log or patent log is streamed.
- longline — A type of deep-sea fishing gear consisting of a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals.
- lorraine — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- lovevine — a leafless parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta
- low wine — Often, low wines. Distilling. the weak spirits obtained from the first distillation; the result of the first run of the still from the fermented mash.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- lupuline — of or relating to lupulin
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- may wine — a punch consisting typically of Alsatian, Moselle, or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.
- mazarine — a deep, rich blue.
- medecine — Misspelling of medicine.
- medicine — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
- melamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
- mondaine — a woman who moves in fashionable society
- monokine — any substance secreted by a monocyte or macrophage and affecting the function of other cells.