| 释义 |
-on
I. \ˌän\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one
: chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound
< nervon >
— sometimes distinguished from -one
II. noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: from -on (in anion, cation, & ion)
1. : elementary particle
< nucleon >
2.
a. : unit : quantum
< magneton >
< photon >
b. : basic hereditary component
< cistron >
< operon >
III. noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of -os (nominative singular masculine ending of many adjectives)
: inert gas
< radon > |