-tene

See also: tene, tené, and téne

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-tene

  1. (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosones in meiosis

Derived terms

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