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1-on
noun suffix
Definition of -ON
: chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound <parathion>
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Origin of -ON
International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one
2-on
noun suffix
Definition of -ON
1
: subatomic particle <nucleon>
2
a : unit : quantum <photon> <magneton> b : basic hereditary component <cistron> <operon>
Origin of -ON
from -on (in ion)
3-on
noun suffix
Definition of -ON
: noble gas <radon>
Origin of -ON
New Latin, from -on (in argon)
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