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Definitions
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Used to form nouns denoting subatomic particles, quanta, molecular units, or substances; -on
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Used to form nouns denoting chemical substances and industrial products; -on
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Used to form nouns denoting certain organic compounds; -one, -on
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Examples
“proton, elektron, nøytron, boson, gluon”
proton, electron, neutron, boson, gluon
“aceton, testosteron, kodon”
acetone, testosterone, codone
“radon, orlon, rayon”
radon, orlon, rayon
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