krypton
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tɒn noun Chemistry.
an inert, monatomic gaseous element, present in very small amounts in the atmosphere: used in high-power, tungsten-filament light bulbs. Symbol: Kr; atomic weight: 83.80; atomic number: 36.
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| an inert gaseous element occurring in trace amounts in air and used in fluorescent lights and lasers. Symbol: Kr; atomic no: 36; atomic wt: 83.80; valency: 0; density: 3.733 kg/m³; melting pt: --157.37°C; boiling pt: --153.23±0.10°C | |
| [C19: from Greek, from kruptos hidden; see | |
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krypton
"inert gaseous element," 1898, coined by its discoverers (Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers) from Gk. krypton, neut. of kryptos "hidden;" so called because it was a rare gas.
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krypton kryp·ton (krĭp'tŏn')
n.
Symbol Kr
A largely inert gaseous element used in gas fluorescent lamps. Atomic number 36; atomic weight 83.80; melting point -157.4°C; boiling point -153.22°C; density 3.73 grams per liter (0°C).
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| krypton (krĭp'tŏn') Pronunciation Key
Symbol Kr A colorless, odorless element in the noble gas group. It is used in certain fluorescent lamps and photographic flash lamps. Atomic number 36; atomic weight 83.80; melting point -156.6°C; boiling point -152.30°C; density 3.73 grams per liter (0°C). See Periodic Table. |
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KRYPTON definition
A frame language.
["An Essential Hybrid Reasoning System: Knowledge and Symbol Level Accounts of KRYPTON", R.J. Brachman et al, Proc IJCAI-85, 1985].
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