CANCRINE Meaning of CANCRINE in English /kang"krin/ , adj. Pros.reading the same backwards as forwards: a cancrine line. Cf. palindrome . [ 1745-55; cancr- (s. of cancer ) CANCER + -INE 1 ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012