-dipinecomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: dihydropyridine n.
Etymology: Shortened < dihydropyridine n.Formations are found from the 1970s (e.g. nifedipine n., nimodipine n.).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).