ane

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adjective or noun or pronoun

ˈān 

chiefly Scotland

: one

-ane

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noun suffix

1

: -an entry 3 sense 1

furane

2

: saturated hydrocarbon

alkane

methane

Word History

Etymology

Noun suffix

International Scientific Vocabulary -an, -ane, alteration of -ene, -ine, & -one

First Known Use

Adjective Or Noun Or Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

-ane

noun suffix

ˌān

: a carbon compound in which each carbon atom is attached to four atoms

Etymology

Noun suffix

altered form of -ene