-one

noun suffix

Definition of -ONE

: ketone or related or analogous compound or class of compounds <lactone> <quinone>

International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -ene

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noun suffix \ˌōn, ˈōn\

: ketone or related or analogous compound or class of compounds <lactone> <quinone>

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