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-ane definition

-ane (ān)

  1. an alkane methane, ethane
  2. any of certain cyclic compounds cyclohexane

Etymology: arbitrary formation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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