"-on" meaning in English

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Suffix

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Etymology: * (Physics) From -on in electron, reinforced by Ancient Greek -ον (-on) ending neuter nouns and adjectives. * (Chemistry) From -on in carbon, first applied to boron and then to silicon. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -on, {{en-suffix}} -on
  1. (physics, mathematics and biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Element nomenclature Translations ((physics) subatomic particles): [masculine] (Catalan), (zǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), -on (Dutch), -on [masculine] (French), -on [neuter] (German), -અણુ (-aṇu) (Gujarati), -अणु (-aṇu) (Hindi), -on (Interlingua), -one [masculine] (Italian), (shi) (Japanese), -अणू (-aṇū) (Marathi), -on (Norwegian Bokmål), -ão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), -on [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), -он (-on) [masculine] (Russian), -ón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--on-en-suffix-H2q3WwK3 Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 32 31 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 5 4 3 5 5 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 5 4 3 4 2 5 4 3 3 2 3 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 36 27 Topics: biology, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences Disambiguation of '(physics) subatomic particles': 65 19 16
  2. (biology, genetics) Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology, Genetics, Element nomenclature Translations ((genetics) basic or fundamental units): -on (French), -on (Norwegian Bokmål), -он (-on) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en--on-en-suffix-Yz-pzBnu Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 32 31 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 5 4 3 5 5 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 5 4 3 4 2 5 4 3 3 2 3 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 36 27 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(genetics) basic or fundamental units': 25 60 15
  3. (chemistry) Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Element nomenclature Translations ((chemistry) nonmetal element): -on (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en--on-en-suffix-sgPMziuG Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 32 31 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 35 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 36 27 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of '(chemistry) nonmetal element': 7 5 88

Inflected forms

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