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Rn

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. radon.
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R.N.

  1. registered nurse.
  2. British. Royal Navy.
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Related Words for rn

assistant, attendant, therapist, medic, nurse, caretaker, RN, sitter, minder, LPN

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Historical Examples of rn

  • Tod says that almost all the princes of Rjastn followed the Rn at Kanw.

    The Bbur-nma in English

    Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

  • Rn Ronsard accepted it with a slight but not over-obsequious salutation.

    Temporal Power

    Marie Corelli

  • He has spoken often to our people, and he is father Rn's friend.

    Temporal Power

    Marie Corelli

  • She was daughter to Rn, who was a relation of the King of France.

  • Rn preceded her, and in a few minutes they stood in the perfumer's shop.

    Marguerite de Valois

    Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for rn

Rn

the chemical symbol for
  1. radon
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RN

abbreviation for
  1. (in Canada) Registered Nurse
  2. Royal Navy
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symbol for
  1. Niger (international car registration)
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Word Origin for RN

(sense 3) From R(epublic of) N(iger)
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rn in Medicine

Rn

  1. The symbol for the elementradon
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RN

abbr.
  1. registered nurse
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rn in Science

Rn

  1. The symbol for radon.
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radon

[rā′dŏn]
Rn
  1. A colorless, odorless, radioactive element in the noble gas group. It is produced by the radioactive decay of radium and occurs in minute amounts in soil, rocks, and the air near the ground. Radon is used as a source of radiation for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Its most stable isotope is Rn 222 with a half-life of 3.82 days. Atomic number 86; melting point -71°C; boiling point -61.8°C; specific gravity (solid) 4. See Periodic Table.
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