-ena
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ena"
Suffix
-ena
Suffix
-ena f (noun-forming suffix)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ena/-eňa in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Etymology 1
From English -ene, from the Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) feminine patronymic suffix.
Suffix
-ena
- -ene
- (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene.
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.
- A polymer derived from an alkene.
Derived terms
derivative suffixes
- -diena
- -enil
terms derived from "-ena"
- antrasena
- asetilena
- benzena
- butadiena
- etena
- etilena
- fenantrena
- fenilena
- fulerena
- indena
- isoprena
- kamfena
- karotena
- likopena
- limonena
- mesitilena
- metilena
- naftalena
- naftena
- neoprena
- nitrobenzena
- pinena
- pirena
- poliena
- polietilena
- polipropilena
- polistirena
- politena
- propena
- propilena
- retena
- retinena
- simena
- skualena
- stearoptena
- stilbena
- stirena
- terpena
- toluena
- trinitrotoluena
- xantena
- xilena
See also
Etymology 2
From English -ene. Derived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic.
Suffix
-ena
- a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms
Derived terms
- fosforena
- germanena
- grafena
- silisena
- stanena
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ena
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ena
- Forms the genitive plural of n-stem masculine and feminine nouns
Suffix
-ena
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