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Meaning of "radon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RADON

From radium + -on.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RADON

radon  [ˈreɪdɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADON

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Radon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RADON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Radon

Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as an indirect decay product of uranium or thorium. Its most stable isotope, 222Rn, has a half-life of 3.8 days. Radon is one of the densest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions. It is also the only gas under normal conditions that only has radioactive isotopes, and is considered a health hazard due to its radioactivity. Intense radioactivity has also hindered chemical studies of radon and only a few compounds are known. Radon is formed as one intermediate step in the normal radioactive decay chains, through which thorium and uranium slowly decay into lead. Thorium and uranium are the two most common radioactive elements on earth; they have been around since the earth was formed. Their naturally occurring isotopes have very long half-lives, on the order of billions of years. Thorium and uranium, their decay product radium, and its decay product radon, will therefore continue to occur for tens of millions of years at almost the same concentrations as they do now.

Definition of radon in the English dictionary

The definition of radon in the dictionary is a colourless radioactive element of the rare gas group, the most stable isotope of which, radon-222, is a decay product of radium. It is used as an alpha particle source in radiotherapy. Symbol: Rn; atomic no: 86; half-life of 222Rn: 3.82 days; valency: 0; density: 9.73 kg/m³; melting pt: –71°C; boiling pt: –61.7°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RADON


anticodon
ˌæntɪˈkəʊdɒn
celadon
ˈsɛləˌdɒn
chaetodon
ˈkiːtəʊˌdɒn
codon
ˈkəʊdɒn
don
dɒn
iguanodon
ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn
Macedon
ˈmæsɪˌdɒn
mastodon
ˈmæstəˌdɒn
megalodon
ˈmɛɡələʊˌdɒn
methadon
ˈmeθəˌdɒn
Mogadon
ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn
mylodon
ˈmaɪləˌdɒn
Myrmidon
ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn
pteranodon
teˈrænəˌdɒn
pyramidon
pɪˈræmɪdɒn
Rostov-on-Don
ˌrɒstɒvɒnˈdɒn
Sarpedon
sɑːˈpiːdɒn
smilodon
ˈsmɪləˌdɒn
sphenodon
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn
udon
ˈuːdɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADON

radiotracer
radish
radium
radium therapy
radius
radius of action
radius of curvature
radius of gyration
radius vector
radix
radix point
Radnor
Radnorshire
Radom
radome
radula
radulae
radular
raduliform
radwaste

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADON

abandon
Abingdon
Armageddon
bidon
clarendon
cordon
Croydon
East London
Gordon
Greater London
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
pardon
Poseidon
Sarandon
Swindon
tendon
Weldon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of radon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «radon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADON

Find out the translation of radon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of radon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «radon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氡气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radón
570 millions of speakers

English

radon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राडोण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرادون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

radônio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

র্যাডণপদার্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

radon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Radon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Radon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラドン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Radon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

radon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேடான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेडॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

radon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ραδόνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

radon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

radon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADON»

The term «radon» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about radon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADON»

Discover the use of radon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radon
Explores the element of Radon and its uses.
Janey Levy, 2009
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Environmental Radon
Both historical and SI (International System) units are used throughout the book to provide information for the widest range of readers. Thanks go to Tom Hess for the idea for this volume and to Jessica Barron for help in editing.
C.Richard Cothern, James E. Smith, 1987
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The Radon Transform and Some of Its Applications
Of value to mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, this excellent introduction covers both theory and applications, including a rich array of examples and literature. Revised and updated by the author. 1993 edition.
Stanley Roderick Deans, 2007
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Radon Integrals: An Abstract Approach to Integration and ...
In topological measure theory, Radon measures are the most important objects.
Bernd Anger, C. Portenier, 1992
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The Noble Gases: Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon
Introduces the Noble Gases and teaches how these elements are connected, found, used, and structured.
Adam Furgang, 2010
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The Radon Transform
This second edition, significantly expanded and updated, presents new material taking into account some of the progress made in the field since 1980.
Sigurdur Helgason, 1999
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Radon in the Environment
This book is intended to fill a gap in our knowledge of radon concentration in the outdoor atmosphere as well as to provide results of previously published indoor measurements.
M. Wilkening, 1990
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WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon: A Public Health Perspective
This handbook focuses on residential radon exposure from a public health point of view and provides detailed recommendations on reducing health risks from radon and sound policy options for preventing and mitigating radon exposure.
World Health Organization, 2009
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Radon, Radium, and Uranium in Drinking Water
With new regulations for radionuclides in drinking water, this volume will be valuable for understanding where radionuclides come from, how their prescence is determined, where humans come in contact with them, health effects consequences ...
C. Richard Cothern, 1990
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Radon in Ground Water
This new book focuses on sampling and analysis, radon and radium in water supply wells, predictive models, geologic and hydrogeologic controls that influence radon occurrence, monitoring radon and other radioactivity from geologic sources ...
National Water Well Assoc., 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Increases in Radon Concentration Shown to Track Fracking Activity
Indoor radon levels in Pennsylvania have been slowly rising since 2004, around the time that unconventional natural gas development using hydraulic fracturing ... «Gizmodo, Apr 15»
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Study suggests fracking could release radon from ground
Levels of cancer-causing radon gas in Pennsylvania homes have increased as the fracking industry has expanded, a new study shows. The study is a ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
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Saginaw Health Department offering free radon test kits in January
SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw County Department of Public Health has free radon test kits available during the month of January. These do-it-yourself test kits are ... «MLive.com, Jan 15»
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With radon on the rise, DEP urging homeowners to test their homes
CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Matt Lyons of Avoca-based Disaster Blaster offers a close-up view of a radon mitigation fan. The company's ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jan 15»
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It's Time to Get Serious About Harmful Radon Exposure
Radon, a naturally-occurring invisible gas, is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Twenty-one thousand Americans die from radon-induced ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
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Macomb County Health Department has free radon test kits available
The Macomb County Health Department is encouraging residents to test their homes for radon and has free test kits available. Radon is colorless, odorless, ... «The Macomb Daily, Jan 15»
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January 2015 is National Radon Action Month
January is National Radon Action Month. Approximately 21,000 Americans lives are claimed each year from lung cancer due to radon. One in 15 homes ... «Asbury Park Press, Jan 15»
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Vancouver-area homes at high risk of radon, geological gas that …
The research, published in January during Radon Action Month, found a high or moderate risk of radon in 3,159 homes, from Vancouver and Camas to La ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 15»
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Radon reduction work grows in Minnesota
More Minnesotans are fixing up their homes to reduce the level of cancer-causing radon gas, partly because of a year-old state law governing real estate sales. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec 14»
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Radon gas levels in homes need to be checked, lung cancer experts …
Radon, a colourless and odourless gas emitted through soil, is believed to be responsible for 16 per cent of lung cancer deaths in the country each year, making ... «CBC.ca, Nov 14»

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