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Symbol, Chemistry.

radon.

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Words nearby Rn

R-methodology, RMM, rms, RMSF, RMT, Rn, RNA, RNA interference, RNA polymerase, R.N.A.S., RNase

Other definitions for Rn (2 of 2)

R.N.

abbreviation

registered nurse.

British. Royal Navy.

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How to use Rn in a sentence

I found myself asking my imagined RN when I thought about his response to the arrest.
When Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon Were Friends|Jeffrey Frank|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They remember “RN,” as they call him, as a statesman, a hero, a peacemaker.
Richard Nixon’s 100th Birthday Draws Kissinger & Others to Schmaltzy Bash|Sandra McElwaine|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then at his command one named Rn Chedecal, with a sad, haunted face, played upon the violin.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
I was bor-rn here, an' here I'll die; but I'll have me r-rights.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne

Oor hero was borr-rn in affluent saircumstances his faither bein' the laird o' Maclacity, his mither a Fitzroy o' Soosex.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
An' av ye tur-rn um over to th' authorities ye ain't got much on um, an' ye can't pr-rove phwat ye have got.
The Promise|James B. Hendryx
Rn Ronsard considered for a moment, and his furrowed brows set in a puzzled line.
Temporal Power|Marie Corelli

British Dictionary definitions for Rn (1 of 2)

the chemical symbol for

radon

British Dictionary definitions for Rn (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

(in Canada) Registered Nurse

Royal Navy

symbol for

Niger (international car registration)

Word Origin for RN

(sense 3) From R(epublic of) N(iger)

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Medical definitions for Rn (1 of 2)

The symbol for the elementradon

Medical definitions for Rn (2 of 2)

abbr.

registered nurse

Scientific definitions for Rn

The symbol for radon.