ane

¹

[ eyn ]

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

1. one.

-ane

²

Chemistry.

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

   propane.

ane

¹

/ eɪn /

determiner

1. a Scottish word for one

-ane

²

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating an alkane hydrocarbon

   hexane

–ane

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ane¹

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

Origin of ane²

From the Latin suffix -ānus -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of ane¹

coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one