Argon
['ɑːgɒn] or ['ɑrgɑn]
Definition
(noun.) a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere.
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Definition
(n.) A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
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Definition
n. a constituent element of our atmosphere discovered in 1894 by Rayleigh and Ramsay.
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Examples
- Recent discoveries have definitely identified new gases in it, however, chief among which is argon. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They delivered the young lady safely to Argon's successor--for Argon was dead--and she married Argon's son. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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