different between propine vs proline

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???pa?n/

Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. Alternative form of propyne

Etymology 2

Latin propin?, Ancient Greek ???????? (prop??n?, “to drink to someone's health”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???pa?n/

Verb

propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)

1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
   • C. Smart

     The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
     Health, peace, and joy propined.

   • 1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos (page 15)

     He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
     Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.

2. (by extension) To give in token of friendship.
3. To give, or deliver; to subject.

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Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. A pledge.
2. A gift or gratuity.

Spanish

Verb

propine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of propinar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of propinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of propinar.

English

Etymology

Short for pyrrolidine.

Noun

proline (countable and uncountable, plural prolines)

1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

Synonyms

• Pro

Translations

Anagrams

• plerion

Italian

Noun

proline f

1. plural of prolina