"-e-" meaning in English

See -e- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Infix

Etymology: The final vowel of hamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of -a- from rat. Head templates: {{head|en|infix}} -e-
  1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source Tags: morpheme Related terms: -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies (english: See that entry for full paradigm.), -i-, -o-, -u-
    Sense id: en--e--en-infix-VfuUR4ag Categories (other): Pharmacology, English entries with incorrect language header, English infixes, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Medicine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English infixes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Medicine: 100 0 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interfix

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -e-. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:-e-|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-e-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-e-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-e-"> Borrowed from Latin -e-. Head templates: {{head|en|interfix}} -e-
  1. A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e--en-interfix-84brHZn2 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English infixes, English interfixes, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English infixes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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