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Xe  
The symbol for the element xenon.
xe·non   (zē'nŏn')   
n.   Symbol Xe
A colorless, odorless, highly unreactive gaseous element found in minute quantities in the atmosphere, extracted commercially from liquefied air and used in stroboscopic, bactericidal, and laser-pumping lamps. Atomic number 54; atomic weight 131.29; melting point -111.9°C; boiling point -107.1°C; density (gas) 5.887 grams per liter; specific gravity (liquid) 3.52 (-109°C). See Table at element.

[From Greek, neuter of xenos, foreign, strange; see xeno-.]
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Xe
The symbol for the element xenon.

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Xe
xenon
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