See also: Appendix:Variations of "oan"
English
Etymology
Suffixal construction from -o(us) + -an.
Suffix
-oan
- Used to convert the name of an atom or ion to an adjective that means containing cations or anions of that atom or ion.
- bismuth + -oan → bismuthoan (“containing trivalent bismuth”)
- cupro- (“copper”) + -oan → cuproan (“containing monovalent copper”)
- plumbo- (“lead”) + -oan → plumboan (“containing divalent lead”)
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -oan