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-ane

/eɪn/

-ane suffix: a saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane. Also the variant of -an.

Suffix

-ane

  1. A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
  2. A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

Also used as

-ane is also the variant of -an.

Origin of -ane

From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.

Words formed from -ane

Questions about -ane

What does -ane mean?
-ane means a saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
What part of speech is -ane?
-ane is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ane?
-ane is pronounced /eɪn/.

Words near -ane in the dictionary

  1. -and
  2. -ander
  3. -andrian
  4. -androus
  5. -andry
  6. -ane
  7. -aneal
  8. -aneity
  9. -aneous
  10. -angle
  11. -angular

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