Note: All organic bases, and basic substances (especially
nitrogenous substances), are systematically written
with the termination -ine; as, quinine, morphine,
guanidine, etc. All indifferent and neutral substances,
as proteids, glycerides, glucosides, etc., should
commonly be spelled with -in; as, gelatin, amygdalin,
etc. This rue has no application to those numerous
commercial or popular names with the termination -ine;
as, gasoline, vaseline, etc.
2. (Organ. Chem.) A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of
the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the
acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc.
{Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a
central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a
system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction
contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low
temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often
by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm},
{anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and
freezing temperatures such storms have various local
names, as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran},
etc.
{Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See
{Cyclone}, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\
. [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer,
Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.)
A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino
compound containing benzol, used, in solution with
strychnine, as a local an[ae]sthetic, esp. by injection into
the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[ae]sthesia below
the point of introduction.