HyperDic: krypton

English > 1 sense of the word krypton:
NOUNsubstancekrypton, Kr, atomic number 36a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
krypton > pronunciation
Soundskrih'ptaan
RhymesAbidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...
English > krypton: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air.
SynonymsKr, atomic number 36
Broaderchemical element, elementAny of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
noble gas, inert gas, argononAny of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
Substance ofairA mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
Spanishcriptón, kriptón, Kr, número atómico 36
Catalancriptó, Kr

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