- -on
- I
phs aff. a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (codon; magneton; photon)•Etymology: prob. extracted from ion; cf. proton II-onchem. aff. a suffix used in the names of inert gaseous elements:neon[/ex]•Etymology: « Gk -on, neut. of -os adj. ending
From formal English to slang. 2014.
