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单词 -crine
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-crinecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. neurocrine adj.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French -crine.
Etymology: < French -crine, combining form (in mérocrine merocrine adj., olocrine holocrine adj. at holo- comb. form , etc.) < ancient Greek κρίνειν to separate (see crisis n.).First found in English in loans from French in the early 20th cent. (see holocrine adj. at holo- comb. form , merocrine adj.). Formations within English are found from the first half of the 20th cent. Compare also Italian -crino (compare endocrine adj. and n.), Spanish -crino (compare endocrine adj. and n.), German -krin (compare paracrine adj.). Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin.
Physiology.
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Forming adjectives relating to types of glandular secretion.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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