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Morpheme

-en

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix denoting the presence of a carbon-carbon double bond

Etymology

variation of French -ène; Ancient Greek -ēnós

Evidence

bergapten, citropten, isobergapten

Notes

less common than -ene

See Also

-ene

Homographs

en-, -en, -en, -en, -en, -en, -en, -en

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