thoron
English edit
Etymology edit
Thor + -on. From thorium, itself from Thor.
Noun edit
thoron (uncountable)
- (physics) Radon-220 (22086Rn; symbol Tn), an isotope of radon
- (organic chemistry) Alternative form of thorin (“C16H11AsN2O10S2.2Na”)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
isotope of radon
- exthorio (obsolete)
- thoreon (obsolete)
- thorium emanation (obsolete)
Hypernyms edit
isotope of radon
Coordinate terms edit
isotope of radon
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
thoron m (uncountable)
- thoron (“isotope of radon”)
Further reading edit
- “thoron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.