nona-

nona-
comb. form nine.
Etymology: L f. nonus ninth

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combining form
see non- II

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comb. form nine; having nine

nonagon

Origin:
from Latin nonus ‘ninth’

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nona-
(before a vowel non-),
comb. form of L. nōnus ninth. a. In scientific words, as nonagon, nonapeptide, nonic n. and a. b. spec. in Chem., used in naming the alkane with nine carbon atoms in its molecule, nonane, and compounds and radicals which contain a similar carbon chain, as nonoic acid, nonyl.

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