­ON


Meaning of ­ON in English

suffix Physics, Biochem., & Chem. forming nouns denoting: 1 elementary particles (meson; neutron). 2 quanta (photon). 3 molecular units (codon). 4 substances (interferon; parathion).

[ ION, orig. in electron ]

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