-phane

English

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “having a certain appearance”).

    Suffix

    -phane

    1. Appearing; visible; seeming.

    Usage notes

    Mainly used in naming minerals, but also some biological terms.

    Derived terms

    English terms suffixed with -phane
    aerophane
    allophane
    chlorophane
    chromophane
    chrysophane
    cyclophane
    cymophane
    diaphane
    hyalophane
    hydrophane
    isophane
    leucophanite
    lexiphane
    lithophane
    nephrophane
    rhabdophane
    rhodophane
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