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• ane
  ane

  adjective

  one.
• -ane
  -ane

  a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series.
• –ane
  –ane

  A suffix used to form the names of saturated hydrocarbons, such as ethane. The suffix is shortened to –an– before other suffixes to indicate compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, as in ethanol.

ane

¹ American  

[eyn] / eɪn /

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

1. one.

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-ane ² American  

Chemistry.

1. a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series.

   propane.

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ane ¹ British  

/ eɪn /

determiner

1. a Scottish word for one

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-ane ² British  

suffix

1. indicating an alkane hydrocarbon

   hexane

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–ane Scientific  

1. A suffix used to form the names of saturated hydrocarbons, such as ethane. The suffix is shortened to –an– before other suffixes to indicate compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, as in ethanol.

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Etymology

Origin of ane¹

1350–1400; Middle English (North) an, variant of on one

Origin of -ane²

From the Latin suffix -ānus -an

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ane -ane

Some songs—such as “A Guid New Year to ane a’ A’”—were widely recognized.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2023

However, he will behind another new line ane will be short on receivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

Rather, this two-time Oscar winner has been a riveting television presence portraying ane underhanded United States president, Francis Underwood, in “House of Cards” on Netflix.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2017

He looked washed up ane even the Titans quickly showed they didn’t even see him as a clear feature back anymore, using a second-round pick on Alabama running back Derrick Henry.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2016

We mihton eow secgan ane lytle bysne, gif hit to w�clic n�re; Sceawa n� on anum �ge, h� ��t hwite ne bi� gemenged to �am geolcan, and bi� hw��ere �n �g.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

The presence of the double bond is signified by replacing the suffix -ane with the suffix -ene.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The name of an alkyl group is obtained by dropping the suffix -ane of the alkane name and adding -yl:

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In other cases, when it is followed by the word it qualifies it loses -ane, if the qualified word begins with a vowel, and -ne in other cases.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood