Radon Definition

rādŏn
noun
A radioactive, gaseous chemical element, one of the noble gases, formed, together with alpha rays, as a first product in the atomic disintegration of radium: symbol, Rn; at. no. 86
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 86
  • rn
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Origin of Radon

  • Contraction of radium emanation, since the element appears in the radioactive decay of radium.

    From Wiktionary

  • rad(ium) –on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Radon Sentence Examples

  • Being a gas radon can seep from the rock into the air.

  • The EPA, for example, continues to pursue the chimera of radon in the home.

  • It is notable (and probably deliberate) that at few radon conferences are the benefits of marginal intervention assessed in a health context.

  • The Radon Council are a non profit making regulatory body for the radon industry.

  • The attraction of radon decay products to sources of power frequency electric fields has been demonstrated by Henshaw et al (1996 ).

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Words Starting With

RRARAD

Words Ending With

NONDON

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radon

Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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