-phane
a combining form occurring in the names of substances, especially minerals, that seem like or have the qualities of that named by the initial element:collophane, hydrophane.
Origin of -phane
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How to use -phane in a sentence
He was married to a giantess called Phane; hence Phanefjord.
A Danish Parsonage | John Fulford Vicary
British Dictionary definitions for -phane
-phane
n combining form
indicating something resembling a specified substance: cellophane
Origin of -phane
1from Greek phainein to shine, (in passive) appear
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