-gene

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gene"

English

Etymology

From French -gène and German -gen, from Latin -genus and Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gene

1. describes something which is formed in a certain way or produces something

Synonyms

• (producer): -gen

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gene

amphigene

aristogene

athanogene

chaogenous

cleistogene

cymogene

Eogene

epigene

gasogene

hypogene

nematogene

Neogene

osmogene

Paleogene

pangene

pathogene

phosgene

photogene

porphyrogene

rhombogene

seltzogene

vitelligene

vitellogene

zymogene

Related terms

• gene
• genesis
• -gen
• -genic
• -genous

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.ne/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
• Hyphenation: -ge‧ne

Suffix

-gene

1. (largely obsolete) alternative form of -geno

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -gene

orogene

Further reading

• -gene in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana