English Explanatory Dictionary

phane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of fane.

Pronunciation

/feɪn/

Word forms

phane phanes

Etymology

Generalized from the suffix in cyclophane. Ultimately from Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”).

Related words

pheno- -phane -phanous -phany

Derived words

crownophane cryptophane heptaphane heterophane uranophane
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