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Definition of Argon
1. Noun. A colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Element, Element, Argonon, Inert Gas, Noble Gas
Substance meronyms: Air
Definition of Argon
1. n. A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
2. n. A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1° C. and to a solid melting at -189.6° C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0° C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g.
Definition of Argon
1. Noun. a chemical element (''symbol'' Ar) with an atomic number of 18 ¹
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Definition of Argon
1. a gaseous element [n -S]
Medical Definition of Argon
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