phane
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
phane (plural phanes)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- crownophane
- cryptophane
- cyclophane
- heptaphane - and many similar
- heterophane
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
phane (plural phanes)
- Obsolete form of fane.
- 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
- The idolatrous temples and phanes.
References[edit]
- “phane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
phane
- Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
phane
- Alternative form of fane (“temple”)