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noun
A gas which does not undergo chemical reactions or does so only under rare circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A gas which does not undergo chemical reactions or does so only under rare circumstances.
A noble gas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: noble gas, argonon
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Broader terms: chemical element, element, gas
Narrower terms: argon, Ar, atomic number 18, helium, He, atomic number 2, krypton, Kr, atomic number 36, neon, Ne, atomic number 10, radon, Rn, atomic number 86, xenon, Xe, atomic number 54
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