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phanes

phanes is the plural of phane.

Meaning of phane

Noun

phane (plural phanes)

  1. Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.

Proper noun capitalized: Phanes

Phanes

  1. (Greek) The primordial god of creation in the Orphic cosmogony.

Origin of phanes

From Ancient Greek Φάνης (Phánēs).

Questions about phanes

What does phanes mean?
Phanes means the primordial god of creation in the Orphic cosmogony.
What is phanes the plural of?
Phanes is the plural of phane.
What part of speech is phanes?
Phanes is a proper noun.

Words near phanes in the dictionary

  1. phanerous
  2. phanerozoic
  3. phanerozonate
  4. phanerozone
  5. phanerozones
  6. phanes
  7. Phaneuf
  8. Phaneufs
  9. phang
  10. Phang Nga
  11. Phangkhar

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