Xenon

Xenon
Xenon Xen"on (z[e^]n"[o^]n; z[=e]"n[o^]n), n. [Gr. xe`non, neut. of xe`nos strange.] (Chem.) A very heavy, inert gaseous element of the noble gas group, occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume is about 20 millions. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. It can be condensed to a liquid boiling at -107[deg] C., and to a solid which melts at -111.9[deg] C. Symbol Xe (formely also X); atomic number 54; atomic weight 131.3. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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  • xenon — (n.) gaseous element, 1898, from Gk. xenon, neuter of xenos foreign, strange (see GUEST (Cf. guest)); coined by its co discoverer, Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay (1852 1916); Cf. KRYPTON (Cf. krypton) …   Etymology dictionary

  • xênon — s. m. [Química] Elemento químico (símbolo Xe), de número atômico 54, de massa atômica 131,30, gás inerte em quantidade ínfima no ar. = XÊNIO, XENÔNIO • [Brasil] Plural: xênones ou xênons.   ♦ Grafia em Portugal: xénon …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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