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Xenon

Xenon Meaning & Definition
Xenon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Xenon?

[n] a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts

Synonyms | Synonyms for Xenon: atomic number 54 | Xe

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See Also | air | argonon | chemical element | element | inert gas | noble gas

Xenon In Webster's Dictionary

\Xen"on\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. of ? strange.] (Chem.) A very heavy, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume is about 20 millions. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. It can be condensed to a liquid boiling at -109[deg] C., and to a solid which volatilizes without melting. Symbol Xe or X; atomic weight 130.2.

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