phane

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feɪn/
Rhymes: -eɪn
Homophones: fane, fain, feign

Noun

phane (plural phanes)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

Noun

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

“phane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Penha

Middle English

Noun

phane

Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Noun

phane

Alternative form of fane (“temple”)

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