niton

[ nahy-ton ]

noun

1. (formerly) radon. : Nt

niton

/ ˈnaɪtɒn /

noun

1. a less common name for radon

Word History and Origins

Origin of niton¹

1910–15; < Latin nit ( ēre ) to shine + -on ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of niton¹

C20: from Latin nitēre to shine

Example Sentences

Hampshire Constabulary said the 18-year-old victim got into a van in Sandown High Street on Friday and was driven to nearby Niton.

From BBC

Anyone who saw a red van in Sandown or Old Blackgang Road, Niton, is urged to come forward.

From BBC

The blaze in the lodge in Puckaster Lane, Niton, started at about 17:00 GMT on Wednesday.

From BBC

With arrangements of substantially the same nature, he made experiments in the autumn of 1900 between Niton, in the Isle of Wight, and Bournemouth, a distance of about thirty miles, in which independent messages were sent and received on the same aerial.

From Project Gutenberg

A vessel fifty miles away was trying to obtain a repetition of a message from Niton.

From Project Gutenberg