释义 |
ra·don \ˈrāˌdän\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from rad- (from radium) + -on 1. : a heavy radioactive gaseous element of the group of inert gases formed by disintegration of radium and used similarly to radium in medicine — symbol Rn; called also radium emanation; see element table, uranium series 2. : an isotope of radon: as a. : actinon b. : thoron |