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Definition of Noble gas
1. Noun. Any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Element, Element, Gas
Specialized synonyms: Ar, Argon, Atomic Number 18, Atomic Number 2, He, Helium, Atomic Number 36, Kr, Krypton, Atomic Number 10, Ne, Neon, Atomic Number 86, Radon, Rn, Atomic Number 54, Xe, Xenon
Definition of Noble gas
1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic and (with very limited exceptions) inert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noble Gas
Literary usage of Noble gas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"Any gas can be made to behave very much like noble gas open to standard pressure
f / A ... The volume of the noble gas gives an indication of temperature. ..."
2. Gaseous Electronics Conference Radio-Frequency Reference Cell: Reprint From edited by James K. Olthoff (1996)
"Most experimental studies with the GEC cell have used noble gas plasmas (Ar, He),
because they are simpler than reactive gases (C12, SF6). ..."
3. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Radon is considered a noble gas that occurs in several isotopie forms. ...
Use Radon is a noble gas. Only two of its isotopie forms are found in significant ..."