radon means A surname from German.
radon is pronounced /ˈɹeɪdɒn/.
Etymology
Contraction of radium emanation, since the element appears in the radioactive decay of radium. By surface analysis, radio- + -on (“suffix for noble gases”).
name
- A surname from German.
- A surname from German.; Johann Radon (1887-1956), an Austrian mathematician with results in measure theory, functional analysis and geometry.
noun
- The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- Radon-222 (22286Rn), the most stable isotope of said element.