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Meaning of -on | Babel Free

Phrase
uːn

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns denoting subatomic particles, quanta, molecular units, or substances; -on
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  2. Used to form nouns denoting chemical substances and industrial products; -on
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  3. Used to form nouns denoting certain organic compounds; -one, -on
    morpheme

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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