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actinon

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(aktə non′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•ti•non  (aktə non′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An;
    at. no.: 86;
    at. wt.: 219. Also called actinium emanation. 
  • Neo-Latin; see actinium, -on2
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
actinon /ˈæktɪˌnɒn/ n
  1. another name for actinide
Etymology: 20th Century: New Latin, from actinium + -on
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