-irane

Morpheme

-irane

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming saturated three-membered ring heterocycles, common in alkanes

Etymology

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

Evidence

azirane, oxirane, phosphirane, thiirane

Notes

Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature

See Also

-iridine, Tri