radon

radon
radon (n.) heaviest gaseous element, 1918, from RADIUM (Cf. radium) (q.v.) + -on suffix of inert gases. The element was identified in radioactive decay of radium. Alternative name niton (from L. nitens "shining") gained currency in France and Germany.

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