5-letter words that end in on
- nixon — Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- noyon — a town in N France: scene of the coronations of Charlemagne (768) and Hugh Capet (987); birthplace of John Calvin. Pop: 14 471 (1999)
- nylon — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- odeon — An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- ogdon — John (Andrew Howard). 1937–89, British pianist and composer
- olson — Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- onion — a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onyon — Obsolete spelling of onion.
- orion — a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales
- orlon — a crease-resistant acrylic fibre or fabric used for clothing, furnishings, etc
- orson — a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- orton — Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- paeon — Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- panon — A family of pattern-directed string processing languages based on generalised Markov algorithms. PANON-1 is based on simple generalised Markov algorithms and PANON-2 on conditional functional generalised Markov algorithms.
- paton — Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pedon — a three-dimensional sample of a soil just large enough to show the characteristics of all its horizons.
- pelon — (in Latin America) hairless
- peron — Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pheon — a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- pilon — something extra; lagniappe.
- pinon — Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- piton — a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pleon — the abdomen of a crustacean.
- preon — a hypothetical component of a quark
- prion — a tiny proteinaceous particle, likened to viruses and viroids, but having no genetic component, thought to be an infectious agent in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and similar encephalopathies.
- psion — (company) The UK company that produced the Psion Organiser. They also wrote software for the Sinclair QL.
- puton — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pylon — a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- racon — radar beacon.
- radon — a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- ramon — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.
- rason — a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rayon — a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- recon — reconnaissance.
- redon — Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- rejon — a spear used to kill a bull in bullfighting
- rewon — to win back or again.
- ripon — a city in N England, in North Yorkshire: cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 16 468 (2001)
- roton — a quantum of vortex motion
- salon — a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- saxon — a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
- sayon — a sleeveless tunic worn by lower-class men during the Middle Ages
- scion — a descendant.
- seron — a bale or parcel wrapped in animal hide, usually containing exotic substances
- seton — Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) ("Mother Seton") 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
- shoon — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- sidon — a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- simon — the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
- sinon — a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- solon — c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.