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
diplo tene
pachy tene
II. ˌtēn adjective combining form
Etymology: -tene , noun comb. form
: having (such or so many) chromosomal filaments
poly tene
pachy tene