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Radon vs Raion - What's the difference?

radon | raion |

As nouns the difference between radon and raion

is that radon is radon while raion is an administrative unit of some eastern european and asian states.

radon

English

(wikipedia radon)

Noun

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  • A radioactive chemical element (symbol'' Rn, ''formerly Ro) with atomic number 86, one of the noble gases.

    • Synonyms

    * emanation (obsolete) * exradio (archaic) * niton (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * eka-radon * radon difluoride * radon fluoride

    Related terms

    * radium

    See also

    * actinon * radium emanation

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    raion

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rayon * rajon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
  • * 2000 , Roman Szporluk, Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union , Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, p 119:
    • Suffice it to mention that several thousand raion papers were replaced by “territorial administrations” organs, and that all transport papers were closed.

    Usage notes

    The term describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city and is almost always translated as "district". A raion is usually an entity two steps below the national level.

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