English Explanatory Dictionary

elon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”).
name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A judge in the Old Testament.
  3. Elon Musk (b. 1971), South African-Canadian-American billionaire entrepreneur.
  4. A surname from Hebrew, from given names.
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for the local oak trees.
  8. An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːlɔːn/ /ˈiːlɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elon.wav

Word forms

elon Elons Elan Ilan Ilon Alan Alon Eilan Eilon Ailan Ailon

Etymology

From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name.

Synonyms

metol

Derived words

Elon time
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