-ane

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /eɪn/

Suffix

1. Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
2. (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
3. (chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

Translations

• French: -ane
• German: -an
• Italian: -ano
• Portuguese: -ano
• Russian: -а́н
• Spanish: -ano

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