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-ane

Chemistry.

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

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Nearby words

-ance, -ancy, -and, -androus, -andry, -ane, -ant, -anthous, -anum, -anus, -ar

Origin of -ane

From the Latin suffix -ānus -an
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British Dictionary definitions for -ane

-ane

suffix forming nouns

indicating an alkane hydrocarbonhexane

Word Origin for -ane

coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one
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Medicine definitions for -ane

-ane

suff.

A saturated hydrocarbon:hexane.
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Science definitions for -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.
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