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

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

Example Sentences

Of those children, 37 had acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE, a particularly severe form of the disease that results in rapid neurologic decline.

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Two in five children with ANE died.

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Although I have been following the NFL for many years, the growth in the number of Polynesian players is something I sort of overlooked even though I remember many of these players going back to Charlie Ane, who I also recall played at USC in the 1950s.

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In the 1950s, offensive lineman Charlie Ane twice made the Pro Bowl and won two NFL championships with the Detroit Lions.

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Ane returned to Hawaii and tutored a young offensive lineman named Norm Chow.

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