CHON

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chon"

Translingual

Etymology

C +‎ H +‎ O +‎ N. From the chemical symbols of the four most common elements found in known Earthly life.

Noun

CHON

1. Abbreviation of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen.

Related terms

• CHNOPS (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulphur)
• HCNO (fulminic acid)
• HOCN (cyanic acid)
• HNCO (isocyanic acid)
• (CNOH)3 (cyanuric acid)

English

Etymology

From C +‎ H +‎ O +‎ N. From translingual CHON.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑn/

Noun

CHON (uncountable)

1. Acronym of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen.

Related terms

• CHNOPS
• HCNO (fulminic acid)
• HOCN (cyanic acid)
• HNCO (isocyanic acid)
• (CNOH)3 (cyanuric acid)

See also

• chown
• Sean
• Shaun
• Shawn
• shone
• shown

 

Anagrams

• Cohn, HCNO, HOCN

Portuguese

Etymology

From C +‎ H +‎ O +‎ N. From translingual CHON.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃõ/

Noun

CHON

1. CHON