leptotene
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (thin, slender, small, peeled, delicate, short, sick, slim, pared, husked, weak).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λεπτός
Gloss
thin, slender, small, peeled, delicate, short, sick, slim, pared, husked, weak
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- lepto- English
- leptocephalus English
- leptonema English
- preleptotene English
- leptoptilos Latin
- leptorhynchus Latin
- lepturus Latin
- leptus Latin
- λέπω Ancient Greek
- λεπτίον Ancient Greek
- λεπτόγεως Ancient Greek
- λεπτός Ancient Greek
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- λεπτός Greek (modern)
- Leptospira Translingual
- lepto- Translingual
- leptonyx Translingual
- হাড়গিলা Bengali