-ane
Meaning
- (alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
- (morpheme) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
- (morpheme) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.
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