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 現(xiàn)世的;世俗的;庸俗的,平凡的 *mund(=world) 例句:Virtual reality games offer an escape from the mundane.虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)遊戯提供了一種脫離世俗的途逕。