-tene
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.
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Words nearby -tene
tendovaginitis, tendril, tend to, tendu, Tendulkar, -tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous
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Example sentences from the Web for -tene
I marvelled what tidings they could be, that were tene (grief) to the King, and blisfulhed (happiness) to the Queen.
In Convent Walls|Emily Sarah HoltMe tene mucho mucho big guns, bastante poquito mismo bastante, cutlass, pistols mucho bastante.
The Captive in Patagonia|Benjamin Franklin BourneMuchel sotschipe hit is leosen for an dei; tene oer tweolue.