Actinon

/ˈæk.tɪ.nɒn/ noun

Definition

A radioactive isotope of radon produced by the decay of actinium, formerly used in scientific research and medical applications.

Etymology

From actinium (element named after Greek aktis 'ray') + -on (suffix for noble gases). Actinium itself was named for its intense radioactivity.

Kelly Says

Actinon was briefly used in medical treatments in the early 1900s before doctors realized its extreme danger—a perfect example of how 'cutting-edge medicine' can become 'what were they thinking?'

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aktinon
AMአማርኛ
አክቲኖን
a-k-tin-on
ARالعربية
أكتينون
ak-tin-on
BGБългарски
актинон
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্টিনন
ak-tin-on
CACatalà
actinon
ak-tin-on
CSČeština
actinon
ak-tin-on
DADansk
actinon
ak-tin-on
DEDeutsch
Actinon
ak-tin-on
ELΕλληνικά
Ακτινόν
ak-tin-on
ESEspañol
actinon
ak-tin-on
ETEesti
aktinon
EUEuskara
aktinona
FAفارسی
اکتیノン
ak-ti-non
FISuomi
actinon
ak-tin-on
FRFrançais
actinon
ak-tin-on
GLGalego
actinon
GUGU
એક્ટિનોન
e-k-tin-on
HAHA
actinon
ak-tin-on
HEעברית
אקטינון
ak-ti-non
HIहिन्दी
एक्टिनॉन
ek-tin-on
HRHrvatski
aktinon
HUMagyar
actinon
ak-tin-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
actinon
ak-tin-on
IGIG
actinon
ak-tin-on
ITItaliano
actinon
ak-tin-on
JA日本語
アクチノン
akuchinon
KKKK
актинон
ak-ti-non
KMKM
អាក្ទីណុន
a-k-tin-on
KO한국어
액틴온
euk-tin-on
LTLietuvių
aktinonas
LVLatviešu
aktinons
MNМонгол
өртөөнөртэй
MRMR
एक्टिनॉन
e-k-tin-on
MSBahasa Melayu
actinon
ak-tin-on
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကတီနွန်
a-k-tin-on
NLNederlands
actinon
ak-tin-on
NONorsk
actinon
ak-tin-on
PAPA
ਐਕਟੀਨૉਨ
e-k-tin-on
PLPolski
actinon
ak-tin-on
PTPortuguês
actinon
ak-tin-on
RORomână
actinon
ak-tin-on
RUРусский
актинон
ak-ti-non
SKSlovenčina
aktinón
SLSlovenščina
aktinón
SRСрпски
актинон
SVSvenska
actinon
ak-tin-on
SWKiswahili
actinon
ak-tin-on
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்டினான்
a-g-tin-an
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్టినన్
a-k-tin-an
THไทย
แอคทีโนน
ae-k-tin-on
TLTL
actinon
ak-tin-on
TRTürkçe
actinon
ak-tin-on
UKУкраїнська
актинон
ak-ti-non
URاردو
اکٹینون
ak-tin-on
VITiếng Việt
actinon
ak-tin-on
YOYO
actinon
ak-tin-on
ZH中文
放线素
fàng xiàn sù
ZUZU
actinon
ak-tin-on

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