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Radon Pronunciation
Radon is pronounced RAY-dahn, IPA /ˈreɪˌdɑn/.
RAY-dahn
US /ˈreɪˌdɑn/ · UK /ˈreɪdɒn/
Syllables: RAY · dahn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A radioactive gas with no smell that seeps out of some rocks and soils.
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Radon in a Sentence
- Radon levels are tested before the sale goes through.
- A fan in the crawl space vents the radon out.
- Radon is the heaviest of the noble gases.
Common Mispronunciations of Radon
Not RA-duhn
A long ay opens this word, the same way it opens radium and radiation.
Not RAY-dohn
The on at the end is dahn, with the flat vowel of palm rather than the oh of phone.
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