word-forming element in chemical use, indicating a chain of carbon atoms with no double bonds, proposed 1866 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) to go with -ene, -ine (2), -one.
Chemistry . a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series: propane.
Origin:
< Latin -ānus -an World English Dictionary
-ane
— suffix forming nouns
indicating an alkane hydrocarbon: hexane
[coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one ]
mundane
adj. worldly;dull,ordinary 现世的；世俗的；庸俗的，平凡的 *mund(=world)
例句：Virtual reality games offer an escape from the mundane.虚拟现实游戏提供了一种脱离世俗的途径。