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English word origin

Etymology of -cin

From English colicin, from French colicine, from coli- + -cine, with ending formed by analogy from antibiotics like auréomycine, streptomycine, with second element from myc- + -ine.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

bacteriocin · Antibiotic substance.

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From English colicin, from French colicine, from coli- + -cine, with ending formed by analogy from antibiotics like auréomycine, streptomycine, with second element from myc- + -ine.

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  • Borrowed-form mentioncolicinefr
  • Word-formation componentcoli-fr
  • Word-formation component-cinefr
  • Word-formation componentmyc-fr
  • Word-formation component-inefr
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