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-ane

 
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Chemistry.
a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series: propane.
Origin:
< L -ānus -an
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-ane  
suff.  A saturated hydrocarbon: hexane.

[Variant of -ene, -ine2, and -one.]
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Medical Dictionary

-ane suff.
A saturated hydrocarbon: hexane.

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Science Dictionary
-ane  
A suffix used to form the names of saturated hydrocarbons, such as ethane. The suffix is shortened to -an- before other suffixes to indicate compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, as in ethanol.
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