-on
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-on
2a suffix used in the naming of inert gaseous elements: neon.
Origin:
≪ Greek -on, neuter of -os adj. ending
≪ Greek -on, neuter of -os adj. ending
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| -on | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| 1. | indicating a chemical substance: interferon; parathion |
| 2. | (in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantum: electron; photon |
| 3. | (in chemistry) indicating an inert gas: neon; radon |
| 4. | (in biochemistry) a molecular unit: codon; operon |
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-on 1
suff.
A subatomic particle: neutron.
A unit: photon.
A basic hereditary unit: codon.
-on 2
suff.
Inert gas: radon.
-on 3
suff.
A chemical compound that is not a ketone or a compound that contains oxygen in a carbonyl group: parathion.
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