-tene
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”).
Suffix
-tene
- (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis
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Etymology
From Anglian Old English -tēne (compare West Saxon -tīene), from an inflected form of Proto-Germanic *tehun.
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-tene
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tēne
- Alternative form of -tīene
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