Murine cells are no smaller than human cells.
Source: tatoeba (8784916)
Murine
/ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/
Synonyms for "murine" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
mouse related
Strong matches (2)
Adjective(2 words)
murinae relatedratlike
Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
rodent relatedrodent subfamily related
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: mouse related, murinae related, ratlike, rodent related, rodent subfamily related.
- Sentence evidence is available for murine, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "murine".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "murine"
Keep "murine" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "murine" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "murine", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "murine" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
8 entriesbrown ratfield mousehouse mouselab ratmurine cell linemurine modelmurine strainmurine tissue
Collocations
6 entriesmurine anatomymurine bone marrowmurine genomemurine leukemia virusmurine modelmurine tissue
Translations
39 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فَأْرِيّ adj (characteristic of mice)
Belarusian
4 entries- мышы́ны adj (characteristic of mice)
- пацуко́ў adj (characteristic of mice)
- пацучы́ны adj (characteristic of mice)
- шчу́равы adj (characteristic of mice)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ми́ши adj (characteristic of mice)
Catalan
1 entries- murí adj (characteristic of mice)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 鼠的 adj (characteristic of mice)
- 鼠科的 adj (characteristic of mice)
Czech
2 entries- krysí adj (characteristic of mice)
- myší adj (characteristic of mice)
Esperanto
1 entries- musa adj (characteristic of mice)
Finnish
2 entries- hiiri- adj (characteristic of mice)
- hiirimäinen adj (characteristic of mice)
French
1 entries- murin adj (characteristic of mice)
German
3 entries- Maus- adj (characteristic of mice)
- mausartig adj (characteristic of mice)
- murin adj (characteristic of mice)
Italian
1 entries- murino adj (characteristic of mice)
Japanese
1 entries- ネズミの adj (characteristic of mice)
Korean
1 entries- 쥐의 adj (characteristic of mice)
Latin
1 entries- mūrīnus adj (characteristic of mice)
Macedonian
1 entries- глувчешки adj (characteristic of mice)
Polish
2 entries- mysi adj (characteristic of mice)
- szczurzy adj (characteristic of mice)
Portuguese
1 entries- murino adj (characteristic of mice)
Russian
2 entries- крыси́ный adj (characteristic of mice)
- мыши́ный adj (characteristic of mice)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mȉšjī adj (characteristic of mice)
- ми̏шјӣ adj (characteristic of mice)
Slovak
2 entries- myšací adj (characteristic of mice)
- myší adj (characteristic of mice)
Slovene
1 entries- mišji adj (characteristic of mice)
Spanish
2 entries- murino adj (characteristic of mice)
- ratonero adj (characteristic of mice)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ми́шачий adj (characteristic of mice)
- пацю́чий adj (characteristic of mice)
- пацюко́вий adj (characteristic of mice)
- щуря́чий adj (characteristic of mice)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Murine models are used in drug development research.
Source: tatoeba (8979584)
They had watched, paralysed, as, squeaking with terror, her small murine body was ripped to pieces, Tilly yipping gleefully with excitement all the while.
Source: wiktionary
1977, Richard Peto⁽ᵂᴾ⁾ Are our stem cells really, then, a billion or a trillion times more "cancerproof" than murine stem cells?
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "murine"?
Closest matches include mouse related, murinae related, ratlike, rodent related, rodent subfamily related.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "murine"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.