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]
-ON
Meaning of -ON in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012