-on 1
suff.(后缀)
语源
-on 2
suff.(后缀)
语源
-on 3
suff.(后缀)
语源
suff.(后缀)
- Subatomic particle:
亚原子微粒:
baryon.
重子 - Unit; quantum:
基本粒子或量子:
photon.
光量子 - Basic hereditary unit:
基本遗传单位:
codon.
密码子
语源
- From ion
源自 ion
-on 2
suff.(后缀)
- Inert gas:
惰性气体:
radon.
氡
语源
- New Latin
现代拉丁语 - from (arg)on
源自 (arg)on
-on 3
suff.(后缀)
- A chemical compound that is not a ketone or a compound that contains oxygen in a carbonyl group:
表示“非酮(或氧基)化合物”:一种非酮类化合物或碳酰组含氧的化合物:
parathion.
硝苯硫磷酯
语源
- Alteration of -one
-one的变化
-on
suffix forming nouns
indicating a chemical substance
⇒
interferon
⇒
parathion
(in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantum
⇒
electron
⇒
photon
(in chemistry) indicating an inert gas
⇒
neon
⇒
radon
(in biochemistry) a molecular unit
⇒
codon
⇒
operon
Origin
from ion-on1
Word Origin
1
a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; meson; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (cistron; codon; magneton; photon).
Origin
probably extracted from ion; cf. proton
-on2
1
a suffix used in the naming of inert gaseous elements:
neon.
Origin
≪ Greek -on, neuter of -os adj. ending
-on1. Physics a word element used to indicate an elementary particle, as in photon.
2. Chemistry a word element used to indicate an inert gas, as in radon.
3. Biochemistry a word element used to indicate a molecular unit, as in codon.
[from ion]-on
noun suffix
parathion
noun suffix
nucleon
2.
a. unit : quantum
photon
magneton
b. basic hereditary component
cistron
operon
noun suffix
radon
I |
ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one
: chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compoundparathion
II |
ETYMOLOGY from -on (in ion)
1. subatomic particlenucleon
2.
a. unit : quantum
photon
magneton
b. basic hereditary component
cistron
operon
III |
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from -on (in argon)
: noble gasradon
-on
suffix
Physics, Biochemistry, & Chemistry forming nouns 【物理, 生化, 化】 [构成名词]
1.
- denoting subatomic particles or quanta表示“亚原子”; “量子”:
-
neutron
photon.
2.
- denoting molecular units表示“分子单位”:
-
codon.
3.
- denoting substances表示“物质”:
-
interferon.
词源
sense 1 originally in electron, from ION , influenced (as in sense 2) by Greek on 'being'; sense 3 is on the pattern of words such as cotton or from German -on.
-on
subatomic particle suffix, from ion.
ORIGIN: In sense 1 first in electron , from the ending of ion , but in this and other senses infl. by Greek on being (cf. -ont ), -on ending of neut. nouns, or (in names of substances) the ending of cotton , nylon , or German -on -one .
☞ on
-on
I.\ˌän\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one
: chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound
< nervon >
— sometimes distinguished from -one
II.noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: from -on (in anion, cation, & ion)
1. : elementary particle
< nucleon >
2.
a. : unit : quantum
< magneton >
< photon >
b. : basic hereditary component
< cistron >
< operon >
III.noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of -os (nominative singular masculine ending of many adjectives)
: inert gas
< radon >
I.
< nervon >
— sometimes distinguished from -one
II.
1.
< nucleon >
2.
a.
< magneton >
< photon >
b.
< cistron >
< operon >
III.
< radon >
-on
Suffix
- physics and biology Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon).
- biology, genetics Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.
- chemistry Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon).
Etymology
后缀:-on [名词后缀]
1、表示人
southron 南方人
Briton 英国人
patron 保护人
matron 主妇
archon 主要官员
glutton 贪吃者
2、表示物
automaton 自动装置
carton 纸板(箱)
cordon 饰带
wagon 运货车
3、构成物理学名词,表示物质结构成分,“...子”
electron 电子
photon 光子
photoelectron 光电子
proton 质子
neutron 中子
magneton 磁子
meson 介子
hyperon 超子