ane

[eyn]

adjective, noun, pronoun Chiefly Scot.

one.

Origin of ane

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

-ane

Chemistry.

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

Origin of -ane

From the Latin suffix -ānus -an

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Examples from the Web for ane

Historical Examples of ane

Then I should hae objections—mair nor ane—to put to the fore!
Salted With Fire
George MacDonald
But for the fut, it's aye perfec' eneuch to be my pattern, for it's the only ane I hae to follow!
Salted With Fire
George MacDonald
Kirsty thought the question rude, but answered, with quiet dignity, 'No ane.
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
He canna dee again for ane 'at wudna turn til 'im i' this life!
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
Mony ane 'at spak like that, had nae doot a guid meanin' in't; but, hech man!
David Elginbrod
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for ane

ane

determiner, pronoun, noun

a Scottish word for one

-ane

suffix forming nouns

indicating an alkane hydrocarbonhexane

Word Origin for -ane

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

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Word Origin and History for ane

-ane

word-forming element in chemical use, indicating a chain of carbon atoms with no double bonds, proposed 1866 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) to go with -ene, -ine (2), -one.

ane in Medicine

-ane

suff.

A saturated hydrocarbon:hexane.

ane in Science

-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.