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inert gas

–noun Chemistry.
noble gas.

Origin:
1900–05

noble gas

–noun Chemistry.
any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of group 8A or 0 of the periodic table: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
Also called inert gas.


Origin:
1900–05
inert gas  
n.  See noble gas.
noble gas  
n.  Any of the elements in Group O of the periodic table, including helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, which are monatomic and with limited exceptions chemically inert. Also called inert gas.

Main Entry: inert gas
Function: noun
: NOBLE GAS

inert gas n.
See noble gas.

inert gas  
See noble gas.
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