thoron

English

Etymology

Thor +‎ -on. From thorium, itself from Thor.

Noun

thoron (uncountable)

(physics, chemistry) Radon-220 (²²⁰₈₆Rn; symbol Tn), an isotope of radon
(chemistry) Alternative form of thorin (“C₁₆H₁₁AsN₂O₁₀S₂.₂Na”)

Synonyms

isotope of radon

exthorio (obsolete)
thoreon (obsolete)
thorium emanation (obsolete)

Hypernyms

isotope of radon

radon
Rn

Coordinate terms

isotope of radon

actinon (An) (radon-219)
radon (Rn) (radon-222)

Related terms

thorium

Anagrams

Horton, Rhoton

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.

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