-ane
suffix/eɪn/
Etymology From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.
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Alternative, Morpheme Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
- Derived terms
35 terms
butane, decane, ethane, heptane, hexane, methane, nonane, octane, pentane, propane, alane, alumane, arsane, astatane, azane, bismuthane, bromane, chlorane, fluorane, gallane, germane, indigane, iodane, oxidane, phosphane, plumbane, polane, selane, silane, stannane, stibane, sulfane, tellane, tellurane, thallane