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 The common words canine, feline, marine, divine, clandestine, are always spelled with the final e, and this was the preferred form for chlorin, cholesterin, creatin, fibrin, protein, etc.; but authors who now write on medicine or therapeutics reject the final e. The old chemical terms chloride, oxide, etc., are now written chlorid, oxid, etc.

Words ending in -or and -er are often especially misleading in illegibly written manuscript. The following lists of these words will be found helpful :


 * abbreviator
 * abductor
 * abettor (law)
 * abominator
 * abrogator
 * accelerator
 * acceptor (law)
 * accommodator
 * accumulator
 * actor
 * adjudicator
 * adjutor
 * administrator
 * admonitor
 * adulator
 * adulterator
 * aggravator
 * aggressor
 * agitator
 * amalgamator
 * animator
 * annotator
 * antecessor
 * apparitor
 * appreciator
 * arbitrator
 * assassinator
 * assessor
 * benefactor
 * bettor (one who bets)
 * calculator
 * calumniator
 * captor
 * castor (oil)
 * censor (examiner, critic)
 * coadjutor