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Idioms about on
Origin of on
before 900; Middle English on, an,Old English: on, in, to; cognate with Dutch aan,German an,Old Norse ā,Gothic ana; akin to Greek aná up, upon (see ana-)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH on
on , on to , ontoWords nearby on
Other definitions for on (2 of 5)
Other definitions for on (3 of 5)
Other definitions for on (4 of 5)
-on1
a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; meson; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (cistron; codon; magneton; photon).
Other definitions for on (5 of 5)
-on2
a suffix used in the naming of inert gaseous elements: neon.
Origin of -on
2≪ Greek -on, neuter of -os adj. ending
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How to use on in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for on (1 of 4)
Word Origin for on
Old English an, on; related to Old Saxon an, Old High German, Gothic ana
British Dictionary definitions for on (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for on (3 of 4)
ON
abbreviation for
Old Norse
(esp in postal addresses) Ontario
British Dictionary definitions for on (4 of 4)
-on
suffix forming nouns
indicating a chemical substanceinterferon; parathion
(in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantumelectron; photon
(in chemistry) indicating an inert gasneon; radon
(in biochemistry) a molecular unitcodon; operon
Word Origin for -on
from ion
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Medical definitions for on (1 of 3)
-on 22
suff.
Inert gas:radon.
Medical definitions for on (2 of 3)
-on 11
suff.
A subatomic particle:neutron.
A unit:photon.
A basic hereditary unit:codon.
Medical definitions for on (3 of 3)
-on 33
suff.
A chemical compound that is not a ketone or a compound that contains oxygen in a carbonyl group:parathion.
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