-ane

Morpheme

-ane

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming saturated six-membered ring heterocycles

Etymology

coinage by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Evidence

arsane, germane, oxane, silane, stibane

Notes

Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature

Homographs

Ane, -ane