neon (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *neon*:
NOUN	substance	neon, Ne, atomic number 10	a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube

neon > pronunciation
Sounds	niy'aan
Rhymes	Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...

English > *neon*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts.
Synonyms	Ne, atomic number 10
Broader	chemical element, element	Any 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
Broader	noble gas, inert gas, argonon	Any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
Substance of	air	A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
Spanish	Ne, neon, neón, número atómico 10
Catalan	Ne, neó, número atòmic 10

HyperDic: neon