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 Definitions of -on  [ɒn, ɔn]  

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Definition of '-on' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1.  -on
a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (codon; magneton; photon).

2.  -on
a suffix used in the names of inert gaseous elements:
neon.

Etymology:  (&indirdesc; Gk -on, neut. of -os adj. ending)


'-on' - Nearby Entries  

-ola  -ole  -oma  -on  -one  -onic  -onium  



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