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-on

suffix — 4 senses

-on

suffix

/-ɒn/

Etymology Back-formation from electron, influenced by Ancient Greek -ον (-on).

1

Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Sciences Morpheme Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta.

  • photon, proton

-on

suffix

/-ən/

Etymology Back-formation from carbon, first applied to boron and then to silicon.

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements.

  • boron, silicon

-on

suffix
1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Morpheme Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units.

  • codon, recon

-on

suffix

Etymology From the combining form of -one, as in sulfon-ic. Compare also -thion.

1

Morpheme Forms names for chemical compounds, often proprietary.

Derived terms
-thion

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.