-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
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of -phane
Noun
Singular:
-phane
Plural:
phanesOrigin of -phane
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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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