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-tene

-tene suffix: ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis.

Suffix

-tene

  1. Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis

Origin of -tene

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”).

Questions about -tene

What does -tene mean?
-tene means ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis.
What part of speech is -tene?
-tene is a suffix.

Words near -tene in the dictionary

  1. -taur
  2. -taxel
  3. -teen
  4. -tegravir
  5. -tely
  6. -tene
  7. -tepine
  8. -teplase
  9. -terenol
  10. -terol
  11. -terone

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