Synonyms & related words for polytenic

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Words related to polytenic

Explore words related to polytenic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include polytene, polyteny, polysome, poly, polypidom, polygeny, polysyntheticism, polymastic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does polytenic come from?

The word polytenic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); ten, from Greek tainia (“band, ribbon (the chromosome's bands)”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.