-one /(ōn)/
-one
- A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone. (Chem.)
-one
suff.
- A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbons; as, nonone. (Chem.) [archaic]