phane

English

Etymology 1

Noun

phane (plural phanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• crownophane
• cryptophane
• cyclophane

• heptaphane - and many similar
• heterophane

Etymology 2

Noun

phane (plural phanes)

1. Obsolete form of fane.

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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “phane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Penha

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English fana.

Noun

phane

1. Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin fānum.

Noun

phane

1. Alternative form of fane (“temple”)