-phane Definition

fān
suffix
A substance resembling something specified.
Tryptophan.
American Heritage
affix
A substance that has a (specified) appearance or resembles (something specified)
Allophane, cymophane.
Webster's New World
noun

(organic chemistry) Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.

Wiktionary

Obsolete form of fane.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of -phane

Noun

Singular:
-phane
Plural:
phanes

Origin of -phane

  • From Greek -phanēs appearing from phainesthai to appear bhā-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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