thoron
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English
Etymology
From Thor + -on. From thorium, itself from Thor.
Noun
thoron (uncountable)
- (physics) Radon-220 (22086Rn; symbol Tn), an isotope of radon
- (organic chemistry) Alternative form of thorin (“C16H11AsN2O10S2.2Na”)
Usage notes
While the chemical symbol "Tn" was at some point assigned to the isotope thoron, said isotope of radon is perhaps better called by the symbol 220Rn, to make it clear that it is an isotope of radon with said mass number.
Synonyms
isotope of radon
- exthorio (obsolete)
- thoreon (obsolete)
- thorium emanation (obsolete)
Hypernyms
isotope of radon
Coordinate terms
isotope of radon
Related terms
Anagrams
French
Noun
thoron m (uncountable)
- thoron (“isotope of radon”)
Further reading
- “thoron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.