词根词缀:-ine
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: a suffix that is used to form hundreds of words that mean: similar to, resembling, like, characterized by, or of the nature of
【相关描述】This element is also utilized to form abstract nouns; feminine common nouns; and it is used in chemistry to form names of alkaloids and bases or names of elements.
【同源单词】absinthine, acanthine, acarine, accipitrine, acephaline, acervuline
词根词缀:sal-, sali-
【来源及含义】Latin: salt
【相关描述】Don't confuse this sal-, sali-; "salt" unit with another sali-, salt- unit which refers to "jumping" and "leaping".
【同源单词】ammonia, cum grano salis, desalination, desalt, hypersaline, hypersalinity