| 释义 |
-phane -phane or -phansuff. A substance resembling something specified: tryptophan.
[From Greek -phanēs, appearing, from phainesthai, to appear; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]-phane n combining form indicating something resembling a specified substance: cellophane. [from Greek phainein to shine, (in passive) appear]-phane a combining form occurring in the names of substances, esp. minerals, that seem like or have the appearance of that named by the initial element: cymophane; hydrophane. [< Greek -phanēs, adj. derivative of phaínesthai to seem, appear; compare allophane, -phany] |