-tene
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “ribbon,” used in biology to form compound nouns that refer to the shape or number of chromosomes involved in meiosis:
leptotene; pachytene; diplotene.
Origin
< French -tène (in scientific compounds) < Latin taenia taenia
Related Words
- diplotene
- leptotene
- pachytene
- polytene chromosome
- zygotene
-tene
adjective combining form
polytene
pachytene
noun combining form
: stage of meiotic prophase characterized by (such) chromosomal filaments
diplotene
pachytene
I |
ETYMOLOGY French -tène, from Latin taenia ribbon, band — more at taenia
: having (such or so many) chromosomal filamentspolytene
pachytene
II |
: stage of meiotic prophase characterized by (such) chromosomal filaments
diplotene
pachytene
ORIGIN: Greek tainia band, ribbon.
-tene
I.\ˌtēn\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Latin or Greek; Latin taenia ribbon, band, from Greek tainia — more at taenia
: stage of meiotic prophase characterized by (such) chromosomal filaments
< diplotene >
< pachytene >
II.\ˌtēn\ adjective combining form
Etymology: -tene, noun comb. form
: having (such or so many) chromosomal filaments
< polytene >
< pachytene >
I.
< diplotene >
< pachytene >
II.
< polytene >
< pachytene >
-tene
Suffix
- biology Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosones in meiosis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”)
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -tene