"leptotene" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leptotenes [plural]
Etymology: From French leptotène, corresponding to lepto- (thin) (from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”)) + -tene (ribbon) (from ταινία (tainía, “band, fillet”)). Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|leptotène}} French leptotène, {{q|thin}} (thin), {{bor|en|grc|λεπτός||thin}} Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”), {{q|ribbon}} (ribbon) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leptotene (plural leptotenes)
  1. (biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: leptonema Derived forms: leptotenic Translations (part of meiosis): leptotè [masculine] (Catalan), leptoteeni (Finnish)

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