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-tant

/tənt/

-tant suffix: used to form names of neurokinin (tachykinin) receptor antagonists.

Suffix

-tant

  1. Used to form names of neurokinin (tachykinin) receptor antagonists.

Origin of -tant

Probably from t(achykinin) + ant(agonist).

Questions about -tant

What does -tant mean?
-tant means used to form names of neurokinin (tachykinin) receptor antagonists.
What part of speech is -tant?
-tant is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -tant?
-tant is pronounced /tənt/.

Words near -tant in the dictionary

  1. -tactic
  2. -tacular
  3. -tadine
  4. -tainment
  5. -tan
  6. -tant
  7. -taph
  8. -tard
  9. -tarded
  10. -tards
  11. -tastic

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