(biochemistry) Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
词源说明
From angelica + -in, as it was obtained from angelica root, either Angelica atropurpurea or Coleopleurum gmelini